LearningRx.org - Part 31

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Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research Opens...

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

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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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Diets high in salt may promote cognitive decline

Dec 17, 2019 by Wendy Burt

How could a diet high in salt promote cognitive decline? According to new research, it destabilizes levels of the protein tau, which is the hallmark of dementia. In a new study on mice, scientists found that a high-salt diet...

Omega-3s helped ADHD in some youth

Dec 12, 2019 by Wendy Burt

According to new research, omega-3 supplements helped kids and teens between ages 6 and 18 with ADHD who had lower levels of EPA in their blood. It appears the supplement replenished a lack of the nutrient....

Sleep deprivation triples lapses in attention

Dec 10, 2019 by Wendy Burt

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General found that sleep deprivation can triple the number of lapses in attention and double the odds of making “placekeeping” errors. These are errors in how well you follow complex...

Extra virgin olive oil may protect against dementias

Dec 5, 2019 by Wendy Burt

A new study on mice, scientists found that a diet rich in extra virgin olive oil appears to prevent the toxic accumulation of the protein tau. Tau is the hallmark of multiple types of dementia. In addition, brain tissue...

Board games appear to stave off cognitive decline

Dec 2, 2019 by Wendy Burt

New research from the University of Edinburgh found that people who play more non-digital games in their 70s were more likely to maintain healthy cognitive function in their older years. This was even after accounting for confounding factors, such...

Prenatal Seafood Consumption May Improve Attention

Nov 14, 2019 by Wendy Burt

Although most pregnant women probably know not to risk eating raw sushi, a new study from Barcelona Institute for Global Health has shown the importance of eating a diet rich in lean and fatty (cooked) fish during the first...

CTE Risk, Severity Increases With Years Playing Football

Nov 12, 2019 by Wendy Burt

New research from Boston University School of Medicine has found that the risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases with every year of football played. The study was published in Annals of Neurology....