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Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Neuroscience NewsJuly 10, 2017

Over the past few years, brain training programs have grown in popularity with claims of helping to improve memory and cognitive function. However, a new study in the Journal of Neuroscience reports a popular commercial brain training system had no effect on cognitive function beyond practice effects on the training tasks. They system also had no effect on decision making.... Read More...

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Chew On This: Reduced Mastication Impairs Memory and Learning Function

Neuroscience NewsJuly 10, 2017

Researchers find changes in masticatory stimuli can modulate neurogenesis and hippocampal function. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, findings reveal reduced mastication impaired learning and memory function in mice.... Read More...

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New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 9, 2017

A study recently published in Neuron may provide new insights into how memory forms in the brain. Researchers discovered acquired olfactory memory is associated with synaptic long term potentiation, which can last for at least two weeks.... Read More...

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What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?

Neuroscience NewsJuly 9, 2017

A common misconception is that Alzheimer's disease and dementia are the same thing. Alzheimer's disease is simply one form of dementia. Researchers from Texas A&M describe how Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia impact the lives of both patients and their families, and provide new insights into minimizing the risks of developing neurodegenerative conditions.... Read More...

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Drug Restores Cells and Memories in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2017

A new drug has proven effective at restoring memories and neural connections in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The new drug was originally developed as a treatment for Schizophrenia. While the drug does not destroy amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's, it does allow the plaques to co-exist with neurons.... Read More...

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Controlling Memory By Triggering Specific Brain Waves During Sleep

Neuroscience NewsJuly 6, 2017

Using optogenetics, researchers manipulated pulses of neural activity during non REM sleep that made mice either remember of forget things they had learned. This novel study demonstrated that altering sleep spindle oscillations during sleep has an impact on memory formation and retention.... Read More...

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Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence

Neuroscience NewsJuly 5, 2017

According to researchers, the ability to assess memory quality appears in children, and metamemory continues to improve beyond childhood into adolescence. The findings could provide new insights into effective learning methods and assist teachers to devise new educational strategies.... Read More...

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Stiff Vessels and Low Blood Flow in the Brain Forewarn of Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJune 30, 2017

Researchers report harmful plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease may build up in the brain as a result of high blood pressure and decreased cerebral blood flow. ... Read More...

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Hippocampus Underlies the Link Between Slowed Walking and Mental Decline

Neuroscience NewsJune 29, 2017

A new study reports a connection between slowed walking speed and cognitive decline appears to arise in the right hippocampus. Researchers recommend older people may benefit if their doctors measure their walking speed and check for changes over time, which could be an early indicator of impending cognitive decline.... Read More...

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Chocolate and Cocoa Aren’t Just Treats, They Are Good For Cognition Too

Neuroscience NewsJune 29, 2017

According to researchers, cocoa flavanols could have a neuroprotective effect. In a recent study, researchers found enhancements in working memory and improved visual information processing in participants who had taken cocoa flavanols. Additionally, women who ate cocoa products reported less cognitive impairments following sleep deprivation.... Read More...

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Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

Neuroscience NewsJune 27, 2017

According to researchers, taking a photo can help us to better recall visual memories, but can impair non-visual aspects, such as auditory details.... Read More...

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Brain Evolved to Need Exercise

Neuroscience NewsJune 26, 2017

While much research has shown that exercise can be good for our brains, the link between how physical activity benefits the brain is not clearly understood. In a new study, researchers suggest the link between brain health and exercise could be a product of our evolutionary history and our hunter-gatherer past. ... Read More...

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News

Altered Mitochondria Associated With Increased Autism Risk

Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities

You and Some ‘Cavemen’ Get a Genetic Checkup

Neuroscience

Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities

Linking Mental Health and the Gut Microbiome

Firing of Neurons Changes the Cells That Insulate Them

Neurology

Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Dementia Before Onset of Symptoms

Serotonin May Worsen Tinnitus

Robotics

A Computer That Reads Body Language

Dragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their Prey

Psychology

Children With Fragile X Syndrome Have a Bias Toward Threatening Emotion

A Song’s Structure Can Be Linked to Its Popularity

Linking Mental Health and the Gut Microbiome

Memory

Brain Training Has No Effect on Cognitive Function or Decision Making

Chew On This: Reduced Mastication Impairs Memory and Learning Function

New Clues to How Memories Form in the Brain

What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?

Drug Restores Cells and Memories in Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study

Controlling Memory By Triggering Specific Brain Waves During Sleep

Brain Changes Accompany Development of Metamemory from Childhood to Adolescence

Stiff Vessels and Low Blood Flow in the Brain Forewarn of Dementia

Hippocampus Underlies the Link Between Slowed Walking and Mental Decline

Chocolate and Cocoa Aren’t Just Treats, They Are Good For Cognition Too

Taking Photos Boost Visual Memories, But Impairs Auditory Memory

Brain Evolved to Need Exercise

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