LearningRx1 Learning | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 46

Daydreaming may enhance mental performance

Nov 3, 2014 by

A new study found that reminiscing and daydreaming enhance performance on certain complicated brain tasks....

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Sleep apnea damages the brain

Oct 31, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that brain damage caused by sleep apnea is due to weaker brain blood flow....

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Sex hormones affect autism risk

Oct 29, 2014 by

New research indicates that people with autism have different levels of specific sex hormones in their brains....

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Brain may compensate for Alzheimer’s damage

Oct 28, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that the brain may work around early Alzheimer’s damage in older adults....

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Males with early language delay have brain differences

Oct 25, 2014 by

Men with delayed language onset have smaller volumes in key regions of the brain. They also have larger brainstem structures....

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Multimedia multitasking changes the brain

Oct 24, 2014 by

A new study using brain scans has found that media-multitasking is linked to brain structure differences....

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Recovering from TBI heavily influenced by BDNF gene

Oct 22, 2014 by

Just one change in the sequence of the BDNF gene can cause some TBI victims to be more impaired than others with the same wounds....

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