Toddlers and visual working memory
Thanks to optical neuroimaging, we now know that 3-year-olds can hold 1.3 objects in visual working memory, while 4-year-olds can hold 1.8 objects. Most adults can hold 3 to 4 objects....
read moreWHITE PAPER: Brain Plasticity and Cognition
“Brain Plasticity and Cognition; A Review of the Literature” by Lori Bryan, Ph.D....
read moreResearchers find cause of cognitive decline
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center found that if Dickkopf-1 (a signaling molecule) is turned off, significantly more neurons are generated in the brains of older mice. With the gene turned off, even mice in advanced adult age...
read moreBrain abnormalities found in veterans with TBIs
A study of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan found that those with mild TBIs have measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains compared to those without TBIs. One study author referred to the abnormalities as “potholes”...
read moreNew insight into learning and memory
A new study the Montreal Neurological Institute says that DCC (a receptor for a crucial protein in the nervous system) plays a big role in regulating brain plasticity. When DCC is absent, there is memory loss similar to that...
read moreAthletes beat bookworms on brain test
In a recent cognition study, both pro and amateur athletes had better perception skills than the average university student. This seems relative to the findings that trained athletes’ brains have an increased cortical thickness....
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