February 3, 2012 – 3:31 am
Dementia type tauopathies, including Alzheimer’s disease are accompanied by an accumulation of abnormal form of tau protein in the brain. By interacting with the filaments called microtubules, this protein plays an important role in non-pathological conditions as it helps the neurons to function correctly. The French team of Etienne-Emile Baulieu recently demonstrated that another protein [...]
December 20, 2011 – 10:41 am
After reading some comments sent to us from our customers regarding the levels of difficulty with some of our games, we would like to share with you the rationale that led us to set up the levels. To achieve an effective brain training, the brain must be challenged with the right degree of difficulty. – [...]
December 19, 2011 – 10:48 am
The HAPPYneuron’s team is delighted to announce that a new game is already available on www.happy-neuron.com. This game, named “Sound check” is an auditive game to train your attention and short-term memory. You just have to sit comfortably in front of your computer and listen to series of instrument sounds, then to determine which sound [...]
November 10, 2011 – 10:57 am
As surprising as it could be, some of our brain cells have to be deactivated in order to become concentrated in a more efficient way! This observation was made by a team of French neuroscientists who studied different neuron networks. This study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, demonstrated that the default-mode network seems to [...]
October 24, 2011 – 7:53 am
Memory declines with aging and some memory loss may be an early warning sign for neurodegenerative disease, including some forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. By detecting this type of disease as early as possible, we can act when treatments are the most effective. MemTrax aims to detect memory impairment. Based on 10 years [...]
SBT, the editor of the HAPPYneuron service, has adapted the memory screening test MemTrax on the iPad. This test is a very quick and easy way to detect memory impairments associated with Alzheimer’s disease for example. The application will be available in just a few weeks. In the meantime, discover the demonstration video:
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December 16, 2010 – 6:08 am
The results of a new study on 614 French vineyard workers in their 40s and 50s shows that there may be a link between a long-term exposure to pesticides and dementia. The study participants, who had worked in their industry for at least 20 years, were divided into different groups: those who had never been [...]
October 22, 2010 – 3:29 pm
Most of us have a general concept of what intelligence is but, similar to the intangible concepts of happiness and love, our personal definition of intelligence is influenced by our own understanding of the concept. We tend to define intelligence in many ways: The capacity to learn The faculty of understanding An aptitude in grasping [...]
October 15, 2010 – 12:47 pm
Last week we gave a summarizing overview of what is currently known about memory. This week we take a look at attention. Attention is generally defined as our ability to selectively focus on one thing, idea, or task while filtering out other distractions. Another way to describe attention is selective concentration. Attention is the function [...]
October 8, 2010 – 1:15 pm
The way our brain stores, maintains and retrieves memory is a fascinating process. It is only recently that neuroscientists and academic researchers are beginning to really understand how this complicated process works. There are three primary ways we process incoming information: sensory memory, short-term (working) memory, and long-term memory. Sensory Memory – Sensory memory is [...]