Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Post-Stroke Motor Skill Recovery
Vagus nerve stimulation coupled with physical therapy following a stroke can significantly help to boost motor skill recovery, researchers report. ... Read More...
neuroplasticity
Nicotinic Receptor and Long-Term Memory Study Paves Way for Targeted Dementia Therapy
Researchers report alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors enhance communication between the hippocampus and frontal cortex, where as a4b7 nicotinic receptors decrease the communication. The findings may have implications for the way stimulation of acetylcholine can be used to treat dementia.... Read More...
Cognitive Benefits of ‘Young Blood’ Linked to Brain Protein: Mouse Study
A new study reveals a molecule produced in the blood of younger animals can help improve memory and cognition in older mice.... Read More...
Newborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of Brain
According to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.... Read More...
One Hour of Video Gaming Can Increase the Brain’s Ability to Focus
Researchers report playing action video games increases performance on visual selective activities. Players had increased focus on relevant visual information while suppressing less relevant information.... Read More...
New Path For Bipolar Disorder Comes to Light
EGR3 and BDNF may play a critical role in the impaired cellular resilience seen in bipolar disorder, researchers report.... Read More...
Brain Structure Makes Some Resilient to Alzheimer’s
According to researchers, the size, shape and number of dendritic spines in the brain may determine whether a person develops Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
A New Target For Marijuana
Findings shed light on the effect of marijuana on the developing brain and provide a target for cannabis use disorder.... Read More...
Learning During Development is Regulated by an Unexpected Brain Region
Researchers report the thalamus plays a critical role in regulating how the brain learns to integrate binocular input during development. ... Read More...
Brain Development and Plasticity Share Similar Signalling Pathways
Researchers have identified three molecules they believe could be key for memory and learning.... Read More...
Less Stress, More Social Competence
Mindfulness and meditation can affect brain plasticity, resulting in the ability for adults to acquire new social skills, researchers report.... Read More...
When Neurogenesis Goes Wrong
Researchers discover post stroke neurogenesis in the hippocampus is linked to worse performance in hippocampal memory tasks.... Read More...