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·February 26, 2020·4 min read

Antioxidant precursor molecule could improve brain function in patients with MS

Multiple sclerosis patients who received N-acetylcysteine treatments had improvements in metabolism in brain areas associated with cognition and attention.

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·February 25, 2020·2 min read

Sheet Music May Be an Effective Guide For Understanding Human Brain Activity

Researchers are looking to transcribe the brain's complex dynamics into new data models that can help better the understanding of the human brain and cognition.

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·February 25, 2020·4 min read

A weak heart also damages the brain

Heart insufficiency has a negative impact on gray matter in the brain. Weak heart function was linked to decreased gray matter in areas of the brain associated with memory and learning, including the hippocampus and parietal medial cortex. This may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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·February 23, 2020·4 min read

Iron in brain shows cognitive decline in people with Parkinson’s

The measure of iron in the brain may help doctors predict which patients with Parkinson's disease are most likely to develop dementia.

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·February 20, 2020·4 min read

Want to live longer? Stay in school

A person's level of education is the best predictor of lifespan, a new study reports. 13% of those with a high school education or less died before the age of 60. Only 5% of people with a college-level education died before the age of 60.

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·February 19, 2020·3 min read

Variety and consistency are essential to keep the mind healthy

Participating in a variety of daily activities can enhance cognitive function in adults.

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·February 17, 2020·1 min read

Binaural beats synchronize brain activity, don’t affect mood

Binaural beats, a form of auditory illusion, caused far apart brain regions to synchronize with each other at a different frequency than the beat. The auditory illusion did not, however, alter mood.

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·February 15, 2020·5 min read

Researchers were not right about left brains

Brain imprints on cranial bones from humans and great apes refute the long-standing belief that the human pattern of brain asymmetry is unique. Researchers noted similar patterns of asymmetry in our great ape ancestors. However, there was more variability in this pattern in humans. Findings suggest lateralized and uniquely human cognitive abilities, such as language, evolved by adapting an ancestral brain asymmetry pattern.

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·February 14, 2020·4 min read

Subtle decline in cognition predicts progression to Alzheimer’s pathology

Cognitive performance may predict the progression from normal to abnormal levels of Alzheimer's associated amyloid-beta.

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·February 14, 2020·4 min read

A good blood supply is good for memory

Study finds a link between blood supply to the hippocampus and cognitive performance.

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·February 13, 2020·3 min read

Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?

While being bilingual delays the onset of dementia, the decline into full-blown Alzheimer's disease is more rapid in those who speak two or more languages than in monolingual people.

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·February 13, 2020·4 min read

State of mind: The end of personality as we know it

A new framework sheds light on how the mind adapts to different situations. The study proposes a unifying principle for the cortical mechanisms where state of mind is determined.