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Difficulty learning nonsense words may indicate a child’s high risk of dyslexia...

Apr 1, 2021 by

Difficulty learning nonsense words may indicate a child’s high risk of dyslexia

In a new study, dyslexic 7- and 8-year-olds were shown to have different activation in the left hemisphere compared to the control group. This is the region of the brain that specializes in processing language and speech....

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Despite effective interventions, adult ADHD undertreated

Nov 6, 2013 by

Although up to two-thirds of kids with ADHD continue to show symptoms well into adulthood, only a small percent of adults get a diagnosis or seek treatment for their ADHD....

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New target found for drugs that help prevent brain cell death...

Nov 1, 2013 by

Scientists have discovered that an orally administered drug-like compound can block a major pathway leading to neurodegeneration in animals....

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Online time can harm working memory

Oct 30, 2013 by

Short-term or working memory helps us filter out information and find what we need, but too much time online can overload our brains with constant information, decreasing our working memory....

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Researchers discover brain activity beyond a flat line EEG

Oct 28, 2013 by

Until now, doctors thought there was no brain activity past “flat line,” but a new discover suggests that there IS activity. It’s being called “Nu-complexes” (taken from the Greek letter ‘n’)....

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Researchers find proteins needed to form long-term memories

Oct 14, 2013 by

Researchers have been able to pinpoint the proteins–called Wnts– that are essential to form long-term memories. The proteins send signals into the cell....

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