A new understanding of the brain’s plasticity
Scientists have discovered that human brains have more sophisticated oligodendrocytes than rats and mice, which may explain why our brains have superior plasticity....
read moreMultiple head injuries within days can keep brain from tapping its energy source...
Just two serious hits to the head within days of each other can hurt the brain’s ability to use sugar to repair damaged cells....
read moreGuilt and depression in preschool years may shrink part of the brain...
Kids who were diagnosed with depression between 3 and 6 have a smaller brain region that’s involved in emotion than their non-depressed peers. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/285359.php...
read moreGood vocabulary may protect against cognitive impairment
Having a rich vocabulary appears to strengthen cognitive reserve, which the brain uses as it declines in order to compensate for the loss of cognitive function. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/284293.php...
read moreMyelin production vital to learning new skills
Although it’s not necessary for retaining new skills, myelin appears to be crucial for learning new skills, such as playing a musical instrument....
read moreVitamin D deficiency linked to decreased cognition after cardiac arrest...
Cardiac arrest patients with low vitamin D levels may be at risk for poor brain function or death....
read moreResearch on snails helps explain “chemo brain”
Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston used snails to possibly explain “chemo brain.”...
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