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Increased risk of stroke in people with cognitive impairment
• Brain • • Neurology • • Stroke • Aug 25 14
People with cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to have a stroke, with a 39% increased risk, than people with normal cognitive function, according…
Children with autism ‘have too many synapses in their brain’
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 22 14
A new study by researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, finds that children and adolescents with autism have too…
Older adults have morning brains
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • Aug 07 14
Older adults who are tested at their optimal time of day (the morning), not only perform better on demanding cognitive tasks but also activate…
Sleep Deprivation May Increase Susceptibility to False Memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 24 14
Not getting enough sleep may increase the likelihood of forming false memories, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association…
Missing sleep may hurt your memory
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 21 14
Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study by researchers at Michigan…
Taking a New Look at Cognition and Aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Jul 16 14
From a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it…
Taking B vitamins won’t prevent Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 15 14
Taking B vitamins doesn’t slow mental decline as we age, nor is it likely to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, conclude Oxford University researchers who have…
Hidden variations in neuronal networks may explain traumatic brain injury outcomes
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 15 14
A team of researchers at the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University has discovered that hidden differences in the properties of neural circuits can…
Study cracks how the brain processes emotions
• Brain • Jul 10 14
Although feelings are personal and subjective, the human brain turns them into a standard code that objectively represents emotions across different senses, situations and…
Scientists find how magic mushrooms alter the mind
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 03 14
Scientists studying the effects of the psychedelic chemical in magic mushrooms have found the human brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreams…
Low Brain Protein Levels Associated with Neurodegeneration
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 03 14
The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, reveals the molecular mechanism by which the mutated forms of this protein prevent the amyloid waste cleaning…
Walking may ease Parkinson’s symptoms, study suggests
• Brain • • Neurology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 03 14
Going for regular brisk walks may improve symptoms among people with Parkinson’s disease and boost their quality of life, according to a preliminary study.
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Short sleep, aging brain
• Brain • • Sleep Aid • Jul 01 14
Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,…
Study finds difference in way bipolar disorder affects brains of children versus adults
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 19 14
A new study from Bradley Hospital has found that bipolar children have greater activation in the right amygdala – a brain region very important…
Immune response affects sleep and memory -new study
• Brain • • Immunology • • Neurology • Jun 13 14
Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found.
University of Leicester biologist Dr…
MRI shows brain abnormalities in late preterm infants
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 10 14
Babies born 32 to 36 weeks into gestation may have smaller brains and other brain abnormalities that could lead to long-term developmental problems, according…
Sound and vision: Visual cortex processes auditory information too
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • May 26 14
Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes…
Researchers to study whether mobile phones affect teenage brains
• Children's Health • • Brain • May 20 14
British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children’s brain…
Researchers ID changes that may occur in neural circuits due to cocaine addiction
• Brain • • Cocaine Addiction • May 15 14
A research team from the Friedman Brain Institute of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published evidence showing that subtle changes of…
Social workers can help patients recover from mild traumatic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • May 07 14
More than a million people are treated for mild traumatic brain injuries in U.S. hospitals and emergency rooms each year. Yet few receive appropriate…
Molecular Switches for Age-Related Memory Decline? A Genetic Variant Protects Against Brain Aging
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • May 06 14
Even among the healthiest individuals, memory and cognitive abilities decline with age. This aspect of normal aging can affect an individual’s quality of life…
Higher education associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 23 14
Better-educated people appear to be significantly more likely to recover from a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), suggesting that a brain’s “cognitive…
Study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Apr 17 14
By discovering a new mechanism that allows blood to enter the brain immediately after a stroke, researchers at UC Irvine and the Salk…
How the brain pays attention
• Brain • Apr 10 14
Picking out a face in the crowd is a complicated task: Your brain has to retrieve the memory of the face you’re seeking, then…
From learning in infancy to planning ahead in adulthood: Sleep’s vital role for memory
• Brain • • Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Apr 08 14
Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain…