Motivation plays big role in preserving brainpower later
A study of retirees found that those who wanted to use their brains – and enjoyed doing it – were less likely to experience cognitive decline later in life....
read moreLearning new skills, specifically, improves cognitive function...
New research indicates that the best activities to keep older people’s minds sharp is something that requires learning a mentally demanding skill. In other words, something new....
read moreSuprising discovery about inhibitory neurons during learning
Now that technology allows neuroscientists to see what inhibitory neurons are up to during learning, researchers have discovered something surprising: During heightened periods of learning, inhibitory neurons fires about HALF AS OFTEN as expected. Apparently, the brain turns off...
read moreMost stroke patients may have undiagnosed attention disorders...
Researchers in the UK found that the majority of people who have suffered a stroke had attention deficits that had not been diagnosed. The type of attention that was affected was linked to the part of the brain affected...
read moreDiscovery of major cause of age-related memory loss
According to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, a protein deficiency in the brain is behind much of age-related memory loss. In addition, the team says the discovery has strong causal evidence that Alzheimer’s and age-related memory loss are...
read moreAge-related cognitive decline might not be inevitable
Good news! Age-related cognitive decline might not be inevitable. New research suggests that things like diet, mental activity, brain training, exercise and perhaps even medication can help....
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