Posts Tagged ‘alzheimer’s’
Rhythmic Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Memory in Elderly People
On Monday, Neuroscientists at Boston University published a new approach to improve memory in elderly people. “This is an entirely different approach,” Robert Reinhart, who led the study, said in a press conference announcing the findings. The method uses specific frequencies of weak electrical current applied to the scalp at appropriate spots to target brain circuits…
Read MoreUntangling Controversy over Brainwaves in Autism
Brainwaves are cited as a biological basis for autism, an objective method to diagnose it, and a treatment through EEG-guided neurofeedback. Yet each of these intersections between brainwaves and autism is controversial. These mysterious waves of electromagnetic energy radiating out of the human brain are interrelated with autism, and there is tremendous potential for brainwave…
Read MoreZika Infects Adult Brain Too
New research shows that the Zika virus can infect neural stem cells in the adult brain. The Zika virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and causes severe neurodevelopmental defects in infants who become infected by the virus during fetal development, also attacks neural stem cells in the adult brain according to a new study. The…
Read More‘Car Talk’ Host’s Death Illuminates Alzheimer’s
“Turns out he wasn’t kidding,” said Ray. “He really couldn’t remember last week’s puzzler.” (1) On Monday Tom Magliozzi, co-host of NPR’s ‘Car Talk’ died of Alzheimer’s disease. For his many fans the dreaded disorder suddenly became personal. For many, it comes as a shock to learn that the mind-robbing disease can be fatal. The…
Read MoreBrain Scan Can Reveal How Much School Work You’ve Done
Much like the age of a fish can be determined by the number of rings on its scales, a new study shows that the number of years a person has studied in school can be seen on a brain scan decades later by measuring the growth in certain brain regions. …
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