LearningRx1 aging | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 18

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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Our memory distorts an event each time we recall it

Sep 22, 2012 by

Your memory distorts an event every time you recall it. A new study shows that your brain changes in ways that can distort the next attempt at recall. In fact, your recall can get progressively less accurate to the...

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How the brain ages

Sep 14, 2012 by

There’s a new discovery in how the brain ages. Apparently, aging in neurons is much like that of the cells that divide in the skin to repair wounds. Essentially, damaged neurons damage and spoil the intact cells around them....

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Daily brushing may lower dementia risk

Sep 13, 2012 by

Daily brushing may lower dementia risk. It’s not necessarily cause and effect, but why risk it? Females (average age was 81) who didn’t practice daily brushing had a 65% greater chance of developing dementia, and men had a 22%...

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Elderly can increase auditory processing speed

Aug 24, 2012 by

Here’s a TIP for you: Brain training increases TIP (temporal information processing)! Research has found that the elderly can increase their auditory processing speed through computer games designed to improve memory, attention and sequencing abilities....

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Preemptive brain training helps brain later in life

Aug 23, 2012 by

A new study has found that preemptive cognitive training can help the brain function better even much later in life....

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