From the Oregon Health & Science University media release: Monkeys that ate a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks — in some ways akin to…
From the University of Maryland media release: Call it the Ray Charles Effect: a young child who is blind develops a keen ability to hear things that others cannot. Researchers have long known that very…
From the Case Western Reserve University media release: New research from Case Western Reserve University and University of Toronto neuroscientists finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest — a 42%…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine media release: Although the brain becomes smaller with age, the shrinkage seems to be fast-tracked in older adults with hearing loss, according to the results of a study by researchers…
From the Newcastle University media release: Newcastle University scientists have discovered that as the brain re-organises connections throughout our life, the process begins earlier in girls which may explain why they mature faster during the…
From the Georgetown University Medical Center media release: In people with dyslexia, less gray matter in the brain has been linked to reading disabilities, but now new evidence suggests this is a consequence of poorer…
From the Radiological Society of North America media release: The presence of a gene variant in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is associated with accelerated rates of brain atrophy, according to a new study…
From the Springer Science+Business Media media release: It’s not that younger people are able to remember more than older people. Their memories seem better because they are able to retrieve them in higher definition. So…
From the Emory University media release: Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life. Now researchers at Emory University have detected what may be biological traces related…
From the University of Oregon media release: Search for “brain training” on the Web. You’ll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of…