Task length correlates with cognitive fatigue in MS

Feb 27, 2015 by

A new study from the Kessler Foundation has linked the length of a task with cognitive fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121103238.htm...

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Imaging test for ASD in development

Feb 25, 2015 by

Scientists at Virginia Tech Carilion Research are developing a two-minute brain-imaging test that might be able to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder....

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Young and middle-aged benefit most from sleep

Feb 23, 2015 by

Although sleep doesn’t matter as much to memory when you’re in your 70s, 80s and 90s, it definitely plays a role in memory and learning for young and middle-aged adults....

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Behavioral changes and depression may precede memory loss in Alzheimer’s...

Feb 20, 2015 by

New research from Washington University in St. Louis indicates that depression and behavioral changes may occur before memory declines in those will later develop Alzheimer’s....

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Complex of neurons crucial to attention identified

Feb 18, 2015 by

Researchers from McGill University have identified a network of neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex that interact to filter visual information while ignoring distractions....

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TBI blood test may not be feasible after all

Feb 16, 2015 by

Identifying biomarkers that detect TBI may not be feasible, as once thought, because the brain’s waste removal system might affect the amount of proteins that can reach the blood system. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113184141.htm...

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