LearningRx1 December, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

Alzheimer’s risk for older adults is declining

Dec 19, 2013 by

With Alzheimer’s in the news so often, it’s hard to believe that we’re less likely to experience Alzheimer’s and dementia than we were 20 years ago. In addition, it appears that those who do, may be developing it later...

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Neuroscientists discover geotagging of memories with spatial info...

Dec 18, 2013 by

Neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania have figured out how brain cells “geotag” spatial info for certain memories. This may be why remembering an experience brings up other events that happened in the same location....

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Possible molecular link between Alzheimer’s and head injury...

Dec 17, 2013 by

A study from the University of Cambridge (UK) demonstrated that minuscule pieces of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s can be the catalyst for the onset and spread of the disease. It’s possible that a head injury could jump-start the release...

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Brains think alike while playing video games

Dec 16, 2013 by

A study of people playing video games – sometimes against each other, other times paired up to play against the computer – showed that the players’ emotions and brainwaves were similar at similar times. In addition, the more competitive...

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Researchers find decision-making region of brain

Dec 15, 2013 by

Researchers from Canada have discovered that the lateral habenula is the region of the brain that makes cost-benefit decisions. The lateral habenula is one of the smallest regions of the brain and, by evolutionary terms, one of the oldest....

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Genes express differently in the male and female brain – including autism...

Dec 13, 2013 by

A study of 12 regions of post-mortem brains showed that genes express differently in men and women. The differences involved 2.5 percent of all the genes expressed in the brain. One gene in particular, NRXN3, which is linked to...

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