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·September 22, 2015·3 min read

Researchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with Aging

A new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.

This is a PET scan of a person's brain who has Alzheimer's.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

New Imaging Method Increases Chance of Early Detection for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports amyloid PET imaging is as effective as the more common cerebrospinal fluid sample test for detecting Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 21, 2015·3 min read

Memory Consolidated by Three Step Brain Oscillation

A new study shows how a three step brain oscillation plays an important role in memory consolidation.

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·September 21, 2015·4 min read

Sharpening Memory Over Time: Children Remember Tomorrow What They Forget Today

A new study reports young children can better remember a piece of information days after they have learned it than they can on initial exposure.

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·September 21, 2015·2 min read

Measuring Early Cognitive Improvement Following Mild TBI

A new study reports researchers have successfully used fMRI neuroimaging to measure cognitive recovery following a mild TBI.

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·September 21, 2015·4 min read

Old Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease

According to a new study, a drug previously prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis have been found to successfully reverse tau related symptoms in animal models of dementia.

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·September 18, 2015·4 min read

A Major Breakthrough in Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease Reported

A new study sheds light onto a fundamental mechanism underlying the development of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers believe the findings could lead to new forms of therapy for those living with the disease.

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·September 18, 2015·3 min read

From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s: Typical Patterns in Progression Towards Dementia Identified

Researchers claim to have identified typical patterns of the brain's progression towards Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 17, 2015·3 min read

Once Seen, Never Forgotten: Apes Can Anticipate Events in Memorable Movie Scenes

Researchers demonstrate apes are able to encode single experience events into long term memory.

Image shows a schematic of hypothesized relationships between performance on Beat tapping and Memory/Sequencing tests.

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·September 16, 2015·2 min read

Rhythmic Memory and Beat Tapping May Be Separate Skills

According to a new study, the ability to tap along to a beat and the ability to remember rhythms appear to be unrelated skills.

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·September 16, 2015·4 min read

Researchers Identify Three Distinct Subtypes of Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have identified three distinct sub-types of Alzheimer's disease. The finding could lead to new fields of highly targeted Alzheimer's research and potential new treatments for the disease.