LearningRx1 March, 2017 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

LearningRx reviews study on aerobic exercise improving cognition in old age...

Mar 7, 2017 by

Compared to stretching, aerobic exercise creates greater preservation of total brain volume, increased local gray matter volume and increased directional stretch of brain tissue....

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LearningRx reviews study on why some musicians are better at sight-reading...

Mar 5, 2017 by

New research indicates it may be possible to categorize professional musicians based on their type of prioritizing modality information: via visual processing or auditory processing....

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Vegetable compounds improve cognition in old age

Mar 3, 2017 by

A new study found that higher levels of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin were linked to better memory because the brain didn’t need to work as hard to complete the task....

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Occupational therapy doesn’t help function in those with Alzheimer’s...

Mar 1, 2017 by

New research published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that home-based occupational therapy may not be very effective in slowing down mental decline....

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