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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fighting Dementia With Play

April 9, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

A newly developed play therapy platform is helping older adults with dementia improve a range of flagging cognitive skills from concentration to memory.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Chronic Sinus Inflammation Appears to Alter Brain Activity

April 8, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Researchers link the inflammation associated with chronic sinus infections to alterations in brain activity in networks that govern cognition, external stimuli, and introspection. The findings shed light on why people suffering from sinus infections of…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Childhood Cognitive Problems Could Lead to Mental Health Issues in Later Life

April 7, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Children who experience cognitive difficulties, such as attention problems or problems with working memory, have an increased risk of developing mental health disorders as young adults.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Links Prenatal Phthalate Exposure to Altered Information Processing in Infants

April 6, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Fetal exposure to phthalates alters cognitive processing in young children, a new study reports. Children whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of phthalates during pregnancy exhibited slower information processing skills. Male children were most…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Outside Factors May Help Children Develop Internal Control

April 5, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

A new theory proposes executive function, or the ability to control your behavior, might not exist just within the mind. External influences may dictate the development of internal control.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Not So Sweet: Sugary Diet Early in Life Could Lead to Cognitive Problems Later

March 31, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Consuming high levels of sugar-sweetened beverages early in life may lead to memory problems during adulthood. Researchers found, compared to rats who consumed only water, those who drank sugar-sweetened beverages had difficulties in memory recall asso…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People With Parkinson’s Disease

March 31, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Exercise helped to reduce cognitive decline two years later in Parkinson’s patients with the APOE e4 gene variant.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Teens Ignore Advice, but Only When They Know Better

March 28, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Teens are more likely to ignore advice than younger children, but only when the advice offered is bad. This is because teens are better at judging their own decisions, researchers say. The findings reveal the development of metacognition may be a key d…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Psychedelic Drugs: How the Brains of Informed Users Are Different

March 27, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

While the effects of hallucinogens to treat mental illnesses are being researched, little is known about the neurobiology of those who dabble in psychedelics for recreational purposes. A new study reports “psychonauts” have distinct behaviors, includin…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Common Alzheimer’s Treatment Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline

March 27, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Cholinesterase inhibitors such as galantamine, donepezil, and rivastigmine, appear to generate persistent cognitive benefits, and increased longevity for up to five years in Alzheimer’s patients.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Brain Area With Which We Interpret the World

March 26, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Different areas of the inferior parietal lobe specialize in distinct cognitive functions, such as language processing and social cognition. However, these areas work together in conjunction with different brain areas in process-specific ways.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Links Genes With Function Across the Human Brain

March 25, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

A new study that utilized machine learning tools provides a new map that links genetic signatures to functions across the human brain.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Repurposed Drug Improves Cognition in Alzheimer’s Patients

March 24, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Sargramostim, a medication that boosts white blood cells following cancer treatment, appears to improve memory and cognition in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Happiness Can Be Learned

March 19, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

An intensive retreat program that exposes people to neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy, helps improve positive emotion while reducing stress, anxiety, and negative emotions.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Living a Stress-Free Life May Have Benefits, but Also a Downside

March 19, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

People who experience fewer stressors in daily life report better emotional stability, moods, and overall health. However, those who are less stressed score worse on cognitive tests than those who experience daily stressors. Those who are stress-free a…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: At 45, Some People Are Already on the Path to the Frailties of Old Age

March 17, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Researchers say those who were 45 and show more signs of aging, including cognitive problems, skin wrinkles, and a decrease in cardiovascular health, are at increased risk of dementia and other frailties associated with old age.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Heart Health Problems in Your 20s May Affect Thinking Skills Decades Later

March 17, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

High blood pressure, obesity, higher levels of cholesterol, and high blood sugar levels experienced by people in their 20s and 30s appear to have a negative impact on cognitive skills later in life.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: What Happens in Your Brain When You ‘Lose Yourself’ in Fiction

March 15, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Using characters from “Game of Thrones”, researchers investigated what happens in the brain when people immerse themselves in fiction. The study found the more people became immersed in a story, the more they “became” the fictional character while read…

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Being Born Small Doesn’t Tend to Disadvantage IVF Babies’ Cognitive Development

March 13, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

Lower birth weight in medically assisted reproduction babies does not appear to hamper cognitive development to the same degree that it does in naturally conceived children with lower weight at birth.

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Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Test Enables Rapid Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment as Well as Dementia

March 5, 2021 Author: Neuroscience News

A new computerized assessment appears to be effective in screening for mild cognitive impairment and dementia within five minutes.

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