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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ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 31, 2012·3 min readShort-term Memory is Based on Synchronized Brain OscillationsScientists have now discovered how different brain regions cooperate during short-term memory. Holding information within oneâs memory for a short...Read More
Neuroscience·January 26, 2012·2 min readIn the Brain, an Earlier Sign of AutismIn their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when...Read More
Electrophysiology·December 29, 2011·3 min readBrain’s Connective Cells Are Much More Than GlueGlia cells also regulate learning and memory, new TAU research finds. Glia cells, named for the Greek word for “glue,”...Read More
Neurology·December 22, 2011·2 min readUT Health Researchers Link Multiple Sclerosis to Different Area of BrainRadiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects...Read More
Neurology·December 21, 2011·1 min readListen Up: Abnormality in Auditory Processing Underlies DyslexiaPeople with dyslexia often struggle with the ability to accurately decode and identify what they read. Although disrupted processing of...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·December 14, 2011·2 min readScientists Provide Potential Explanation for Mechanisms of Associative MemoryResearchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a chemical compound in the brain can weaken the synaptic connections...Read More
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
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 10, 2011·2 min readResearchers Design Alzheimer’s AntibodiesA Surprisingly Simple Method To Target Harmful Proteins Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to design...Read More
