Monthly Archives: October 2009

Diabetes and Memory Loss

October 30, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Diabetes slows down memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease! Researchers conducted a 4-year study on 608 subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, out of which 63 people also had diabetes. Their memory and thinking skills were tested regularly. Those with diabetes turned out to have a slower rate of memory decline than those [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Alzheimers, Seniors, memory loss | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

You CAN Teach an Old Dog New Tricks

October 28, 2009 – 7:27 pm

You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web.
The findings, presented Oct. 19 at the 2009 meeting of the [...]

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Seniors | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Juggle your Way to a Sharper Brain

October 23, 2009 – 2:28 pm

Early in October a team of researchers from the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council of the University of Oxford in England, U.K. , published the results of a new study discussing how juggling and similar activities increase brain connections.
In brain scans of 48 subjects made after an extensive 6-week practice period, the researchers observed [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Brain Research, Brain Training, Brain health, Visual and Spatial Skills, neural connections | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Your Brain after Chemo

October 23, 2009 – 2:09 pm

Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur after cancer treatment. Chemo brain can also be called chemo fog, cognitive changes or cognitive dysfunction.
If you or someone you know has been dealing with Chemo Fog, you might refer them to a recently published book [...]

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New Brain Exercise Book – Beef Up Your Brain

October 22, 2009 – 5:31 pm

HAPPYneuron’s Dr. Bernard Croisile and Scientific Brain Training’s Dr. Michel Noir have published their latest brain exercise book through education book publisher McGraw-Hill.  It is sure to get your mental wheels churning while you enjoy hours of fun. Develop a six-pack brain with more than 301 games, puzzles, and exercises that provide the ultimate mind-blowing [...]

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A Drop in Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer’s

October 22, 2009 – 12:49 am

A new study suggests that the ability to perceive relationships between objects (visual spatial skills) may decline up to 3 years before a person is formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.  Read more in this Health Day article

By Sandrine Belier Ph.D. | Posted in Alzheimers, Visual and Spatial Skills | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Brain Training Makes You More Desirable

October 15, 2009 – 3:24 pm

Unbelievable for some, but true:  Apparent smarts makes men more attractive in women’s eyes!
Scientists from Elon University  conducted a study on female  students, asking them to choose the most desirable males from videos showing them accomplishing athletic and cognitive tasks. It turned out that the women picked those men who appeared the most intelligent!  It [...]

By Laura Fay | Posted in Brain Research, Brain Training, Brain exercises, Brain health, Cognitive Training | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Alzheimer’s disease strikes Noble Prize Winner

October 14, 2009 – 11:20 pm

Nobel Prize winner for physics Charles Kao Kuen said he finds communication hard because of Alzheimer’s disease. In an interview with KTSF 26, a Chinese-language TV station serving Northern California, Kao, 75, said he sometimes finds it difficult to talk…… more

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Depression and Your Memory

October 12, 2009 – 7:44 pm

Common mental conditions like depression affect our cognitive abilities, most notably working memory and attention, and can contribute to the difficulty of coping and being effective in our every day jobs and life. Depressed individuals must engage more brainpower to achieve the same results as someone without depression. This places heavy demands on the brain’s [...]

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