LearningRx1 Plasticity | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 16

Developing brains at high risk from smart drugs

Jun 17, 2014 by

So-called “smart drugs” like Ritalin are misused and abused by many young adults and new research indicates that there are potential lasting side effects, including a long-term decrease in plasticity....

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Youthful blood reverses age-related cognitive decline

Jun 7, 2014 by

Researchers have found that putting blood from young mice into older mice “recharges” the brain to function like a young brain. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/276385.php...

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tPA in a nasal spray promotes the brain’s rewiring after stroke...

May 5, 2014 by

A new therapy that administers tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) via nasal spray is helping enhance neurological recovery after stroke....

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People with chronic pain may have impaired neuroplasticity

May 2, 2014 by

In a recent study, researchers found that while people with no history of chronic pain got better at a certain task with training and had neuroplastic changes in their brains, those with chronic pain had did not get better...

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Insomniacs have more neuroplasticity in motor cortex region

May 1, 2014 by

Though it’s not yet known if it’s a cause of insomnia, people who have trouble sleeping have higher levels of activity and plasticity in the motor cortex region of their brain....

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New neurons generated in adult mammals

Mar 17, 2014 by

Researchers have managed to create new nerve cells in the spinal cords and brains of mammals. This was done without stem cell transplants....

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Act of learning changes your brain

Mar 14, 2014 by

The act of learning produces physical changes in your brain. A new study shows that animals that learned about new environments had twice as much delta-catenin, a protein linked to learning....

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