LearningRx.org - Part 25

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Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research Opens...

Posted by @dminiStr on Aug 1, 2014

Traumatic Brain Injury: Damaged Neural Connections Can Be Rewired...

Posted by @dminiStr on Jun 17, 2013

Look who's talking about brain training. The New York Times. Read more.

“The Brain Trainers” (New York Times feature article)...

Posted by Wendy Burt on Nov 4, 2012

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Targeted Lifestyle Changes Could Delay Memory Loss

Jun 9, 2020 by Wendy Burt

If you’re looking to delay memory loss, you may want to implement some targeted lifestyle changes. That’s because a new study from King College London in the UK found that changes to diet and exercise may influence brain aging...

Attention may falter after just one high-fat meal

Jun 4, 2020 by Wendy Burt

A team of researchers from The Ohio State University found that eating just one meal high in saturated fat can decrease your ability to focus. The study was done on all women....

Blind People Can See Letters Traced Into Their Brains

Jun 2, 2020 by Wendy Burt

In a fascinating new study, researchers found that when letters are traced directly onto their brains, blind people can “see” them. Essentially, the idea is to bypass damaged eyes and deliver sights directly to the brain. Blind people can...

Aerobics at Any Age is a Treat for Your Brain

May 28, 2020 by Wendy Burt

Researchers from University of Calgary have found that just six months of exercise improved participants’ performance on tests of executive function (including self-correction and mental flexibility) by 5.7 percent....

“Silent” Brain Infarcts Tied to Cognitive Decline in A-fib...

May 26, 2020 by Wendy Burt

New research has found that oral anticoagulation by itself might not be sufficient enough for patients who have A-fib due to clinically silent brain infarcts....

Stress Alters Communication in the Brain

May 22, 2020 by Wendy Burt

New research from LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine found that brain cells that regulate neuronal communication (called “astrocytes”) show long-term degradation from stress....

Faulty Microglia May Contribute to Autism

May 19, 2020 by Wendy Burt

A new study published in Nature Communications found that, in mice, when microglia (immune cells in the brain) fail to perform an essential “housekeeping role,” males may develop autism spectrum disorder....