LearningRx1 Learning | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 40

Mental practice combined with PT helps treat stroke

May 13, 2015 by

Also known as “motor imagery,” mental practice is rehearsing motor action in your mind but not in action. It’s been found that mental practice, combined with physical therapy, is an effective treatment for stroke....

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Sensorimotor regions become over connected in children with autism...

May 11, 2015 by

Scientists have discovered that in children and adolescents with ASD, the connections between the cerebellum and cerebral cortex are overdeveloped in the sensorimotor regions of the brain....

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Hidden gene may help strengthen brain function

Apr 29, 2015 by

Researchers have found that a gene called Gomafu might act as a surveillance system of sorts, allowing the brain to change rapidly if necessary....

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New discovery on how several brain areas communicate

Apr 27, 2015 by

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have identified a new pathway within the brain’s striatum that’s used by several brain areas to communicate....

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Postmortem mouse brain tells us what they learned

Apr 24, 2015 by

Scientists can now read a mouse’s brain after it’s dead to determine what it learned before it died....

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High thyroid hormone in pregnancy can affect baby’s brain...

Apr 20, 2015 by

A new study has found that high maternal thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy can negatively affect the baby’s IQ later in childhood....

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Classical music modulates genes involved in learning and memory...

Apr 10, 2015 by

A new study has shown that listening to classical music enhances the activity of genes that are involved in a number of brain functions, including learning and memory, among others....

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