From the University of Oregon press release via EurekAlert!: An eight-week intervention involving 141 preschoolers in a Head Start program and their parents produced significant improvements in the children’s behavior and brain functions supporting attention…
From the University of Southern California press release via EurekAlert!: Of the many negative stereotypes that exist about older adults, the most common is that they are forgetful, senile and prone to so-called “senior moments.”…
From the Weizmann Institute press release via EurekAlert!: What if experts could dig into the brain, like archaeologists, and uncover the history of past experiences? This ability might reveal what makes each of us a…
From the Columbia University Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have demonstrated that a protein called caspase-2 is a key regulator of a signaling pathway that leads to…
From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: UCLA researchers have found that older adults who regularly used a brain-fitness program on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills. The UCLA team studied 69…
From the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis press release by Michael C. Purdy via ScienceDaily: Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have measured a significant and potentially pivotal…
From the AFTAU press release via ScienceDaily: A structure called “the microtubule network” is a crucial part of our nervous system. It acts as a transportation system within nerve cells, carrying essential proteins and enabling cell-to-cell…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: A life without feelings – unimaginable. Although emotions are so important, philosophers are still discussing what they actually are. Prof. Dr. Albert Newen and Dr. Luca Barlassina…
From the Endocrine Society press release via EurekAlert!: Memory improves in older, overweight women after they lose weight by dieting, and their brain activity actually changes in the regions of the brain that are important…
From the McGill press release via HealthCanal: A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by cognitive ability in childhood. …