LearningRx1 Memory | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 53

One brain region sees familiar words as pictures, another sounds out words...

Aug 1, 2016 by

Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that once a word is known, sounding it out is not necessary because the brain sees familiar words as pictures....

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Fatigue and sleepiness linked to brain atrophy in “normal” seniors...

Jul 26, 2016 by

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have shown that “normal” older adults who experience excessive sleepiness during the day or significant fatigue may have more brain atrophy than usual for their age....

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Older adults have weak “clutter control” in their brain

Jul 22, 2016 by

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers found that seniors (60+ and older) struggle to remember details because their brains are ‘cluttered” with irrelevant information....

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Older adults with undiagnosed dementia might risk their safety...

Jul 18, 2016 by

Adults 65 and older who have dementia but don’t know it are nearly twice (than those who have been diagnosed with dementia) as likely to drive, cook, manage medication or undertake other activities that might put them in harm’s...

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Brain enzyme could prevent Alzheimer’s

Jul 16, 2016 by

Researchers at Indiana University have discovered an enzyme that appears to halt proteinopathy (a build-up of a protein called “tau”). This accumulation of protein clumps occurs in Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS....

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A dull and dirty workplace worsens cognitive function

Jul 10, 2016 by

A Florida State University study found that both dull and dirty (mold, solvents and other chemicals) workplaces affected long-term cognition....

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Exercising four hours after learning boosts memory

Jul 6, 2016 by

A study out of the Netherlands found that adults who exercises four hours after completing a learning task had better memory recall two days later....

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