Neurology·May 18, 2012·1 min readCognitive Effect of Head Impacts on Student AthletesDartmouth researchers investigate the cognitive effects of athlete head impacts. Dartmouth faculty and students played prominent roles in a recent...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 15, 2012·5 min readSugar Makes You Stupid: Study Shows High Fructose Diet Sabotages Learning and MemoryThis is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory. [Corrections: The UCLA Newsroom has made...Read More
Neurology·May 9, 2012·2 min readReduction of Excess Brain Activity Improves Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive ImpairmentResearch published by Cell Press in the May 10th issue of the journal Neuron, describes a potential new therapeutic approach...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 3, 2012·4 min readAwake Mental Replay of Past Experiences Critical for LearningBlocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats – NIH-funded study Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2012·2 min readLearning Mechanism of the Adult Brain RevealedThey say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, this is not always true. Researchers at the Netherlands...Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 20, 2012·3 min readSingle Neuron Observations Mark Steps in Alzheimer’s DiseaseMultiple disease-related changes progress in parallel through distinct stages. Studying a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, neuroscientists at the Technische...Read More
Psychology·March 28, 2012·4 min readIn Immersion Foreign Language Learning, Adults Attain, Retain Native Speaker Brain PatternA first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 28, 2012·2 min readCoffee and Other Stimulant Drugs May Cause High Achievers to Slack OffWhile stimulants may improve unengaged workers’ performance, a new University of British Columbia study suggests that for others, caffeine and...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 27, 2012·3 min readBlocking “Oh-Glick-Nack” May Improve Long-Term MemoryJust as the familiar sugar in food can be bad for the teeth and waistline, another sugar has been implicated...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 23, 2012·4 min readResearchers Show that Memories Reside in Specific Brain CellsSimply activating a tiny number of neurons can conjure an entire memory. Our fond or fearful memories — that first...Read More
NeuroethicsNeuroscience·March 23, 2012·3 min readResearchers Partially Control a MemoryScripps Research Institute Team Wrests Partial Control of a Memory The work advances understanding of how memories form and offers...Read More
Featured·March 9, 2012·5 min readTeach Your Robot WellWithin a decade, personal robots could become as common in U.S. homes as any other major appliance, and many if...Read More
