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MRIs show the brain radically restructures during coma

Dec 6, 2012 by

The brain radically restructures in comatose (non-traumatized) patients. Using functional MRIs, they found that while the “overall cerebral connectivity” remains, some regions are less connected than in non-comatose patients. In addition, the normally less densely connected regions (in non-comatose...

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Lithium restores brain function in Down syndrome mice

Dec 4, 2012 by

Mice with Down syndrome had cognitive function restored after being given lithium. The drug restored cell growth in the hippocampus and improved performance in spatial memory, object discrimination and contextual learning....

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Lack of socialization reduces brain’s myelin in mice

Nov 29, 2012 by

When adult mice are isolated from social contact, their brains produce less myelin (the sheath around the nerve fibers). They also found that they had fewer myelin-forming cells in the part of the brain used for thinking and complex...

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Kids from low-income homes use brains differently

Nov 28, 2012 by

Kids from low-income households use their brains differently. In a recent study of kids between ages 12 and 14, it was found that those from low-income families allocate more attention to unimportant tasks than those of their higher-income peers. This...

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Canadian brain training company seeing significant results

Nov 19, 2012 by

Arrowsmith, a brain training program in Canada is showing significant results in  “rewiring the brain” and plasticity. http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/19/education-spotlight-brain-...

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Research shows adult brain can learn like young brain

Sep 26, 2012 by

According to Alex Schelgel, a brain researcher and author of a new paper in the Aug. 2012 issue of Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, the adult brain can learn new things just like younger brains. Schelgel studied the brains of...

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Studying for LSATs actually changes your brain

Aug 22, 2012 by

Studying for the LSATs is hard, but it does a lot more than prepare you for the exam: it actually changes your brain. The results of new research show that intensive preparation for the LSATs boosts the connections in...

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