FeaturedNeurology·December 12, 2011·3 min readMore Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson’s Disease with Newly Developed Structural PatternHippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2012·4 min readPavlov’s Electronic DogNanotechnology scientists and memory researchers at the Kiel University redesigned a mental learning process using electronic circuits. The bell rings...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 10, 2013·3 min readStudy Suggests Possibility of Selectively Erasing Unwanted MemoriesResearchers erase drug associated memories in mice and rats without affecting other memories.Read More
Neurology·February 29, 2012·3 min readReversing Alzheimer’s Gene Blockade Can Restore Memory, Other Cognitive FunctionsNeuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs. MIT neuroscientists have shown that an enzyme...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2013·2 min readNewly Discovered ‘Switch’ Plays Dual Role in Memory FormationResearchers discover a protein switch which can increase or decrease memory building, depending on the signal it detects.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
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FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2011·7 min readCan Traumatic Memories Be Erased?Could veterans of war, rape victims and other people who have seen horrific crimes someday have the traumatic memories that...Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 21, 2013·2 min readScientists Make Older Adults Less Forgetful in Memory TestsResearchers have found compelling evidence that older adults can eliminate forgetfulness and perform as well as younger adults on memory tests. The findings have intriguing implications for designing learning strategies for older adults.Read More
Neuroscience·May 21, 2012·3 min readIntranasal Insulin Improves Memory in Normal Adults and in Patients with Alzheimer’s DiseaseI am the scientist who invented the intranasal insulin treatment that the Obama administration and NIH just announced they would...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
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