Mapping how words leap from brain to tongue
From the San Diego State University press release: When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is begin firing. But it’s not a pinpoint…
Sleep-wake rhythms vary widely with age as well as amongst individuals of a given age
From the PLOS press release: The sleep rhythms that reflect circadian systems peak later in teenagers than in adults, and vary as much as 10 hours in individuals across at any ages, according to a…
Poor adolescent diet may influence brain and behavior in adulthood
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Adolescent male mice fed a diet lacking omega-3 fatty acids show increased anxiety-like behavior and worse performance on a memory task in adulthood, according to new research published…
Study suggests alcohol use frequency may lead to cognitive impairments
From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Impairments in processing and using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks such as grocery shopping are linked with one’s frequency of alcohol…
Long-term memories made with meaningful information
From the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care press release: When trying to memorize information, it is better to relate it to something meaningful rather than repeat it again and again to make it stick, according to…
More brain activity is not always better when it comes to memory, attention
From the University of Nottingham press release: Potential new ways of understanding the cause of cognitive impairments, such as problems with memory and attention, in brain disorders including schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s are under the spotlight…
Support in childhood makes midlife the prime time of life
From the University of Jyväskylä press release: There is a tendency to highlight the importance of cognitive achievements and the family’s socioeconomic background for people’s success in the future, but this study shows that children’s self-regulation,…
More amyloid in the brain, more cognitive decline
From the University of Texas at Dallas press release: A new study from the Center for Vital Longevity at The University of Texas at Dallas has found that the amount of amyloid plaques in a person’s…
Elevated brain amyloid level associated with increased likelihood of cognitive decline
From the JAMA Network Journals press release: Among a group of cognitively normal individuals, those who had elevated levels in the brain of the protein amyloid were more likely to experience cognitive decline in the…
MRI study links socioeconomic background to effectiveness of reading interventions
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: About 20 percent of children in the United States have difficulty learning to read, and educators have devised a variety of interventions to try to help them. Not…