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·October 3, 2020·5 min read

Could a Fecal Transplant One Day Be the Secret of Eternal Youth?

Fecal transplants could someday be a useful tool to help improve cognitive decline associated with aging, a new study reports.

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·October 1, 2020·6 min read

Why Writing by Hand Makes Kids Smarter

Children learn more and remember better when writing by hand, a new study reports. The brains of children are more active when handwriting than typing on a computer keyboard.

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·September 30, 2020·4 min read

Social Novelty Has a Special Place in the Brain

A specialized area of the mouse brain called the SuM specializes in detecting novel experiences. Within this brain area, responses to social novelty, or experiences related to unknown individuals, were segregated from those related to unfamiliar places, before being sent to areas of the brain associated with memory.

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·September 29, 2020·5 min read

A Revised Map of Where Working Memory Resides in the Brain

Working memory isn't confined to one area of the brain. It requires synchronous activity of at least two brain areas.

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·September 22, 2020·5 min read

Complications From Diabetes Linked to Worse Memory and IQ in Children

Study links diabetic ketoacidosis to lower IQ scores and worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes.

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·September 22, 2020·4 min read

Playing Video Games as a Child Can Improve Working Memory Years Later

People who were avid gamers during childhood performed better at working memory tasks, even if they no longer played than their non-gaming peers.

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·September 19, 2020·6 min read

How Fear Persists in the Mouse Brain

When a mouse senses a threat, neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus become activated and remain active for ten seconds after the threat is removed. Fear responses could be induced by artificially stimulating these neurons. Artificially silencing the neurons reduced fear behavior.

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·September 18, 2020·5 min read

Actively Speaking Two Languages Protects Against Cognitive Impairment

People who actively communicate in two or more languages may have a lower risk of cognitive decline associated with aging.

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·September 18, 2020·5 min read

Primary Role of Sleep Changes From Learning Support to Brain Maintenance in Early Childhood

When a child reaches the age of two-and-a-half, the primary purpose of sleep changes from brain-building to brain maintenance and repair, a role it maintains for the rest of our lives.