According to the Alzheimer’s Association as many as 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer’s gets worse over time, and it is fatal. Today it is the seventh-leading cause of death in [...]
January 1, 2008 – 3:11 pm
I thought to share with you a recent interview with Founder Dr. Bernard Croisile, Neurologist, Neuropsychologist and Happy Neuron’s Chief Scientist, about age related brain decline and what can be done. As we age, what issues do people most complain about? When we age, certain cognitive difficulties are usually more annoying than really hindering. These [...]
By Laura Fay
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December 26, 2007 – 11:59 am
For people in their 60s, regular walking appears to lower the risk of dementia. The finding, published this week in the medical journal Neurology, is the latest study to show that exercise helps delay some of the age related decline of body AND mind. The recent research tracked the exercise habits of 749 men and [...]
December 7, 2007 – 4:02 pm
Young brains are plastic. This means that they can change and reorganize to adapt to deficits. Is it the case for older brains as well? Recent research suggests that the answer is yes! Dilks, from John Hopkins University, and his colleagues, studied the brain of a stroke patient (B.L.). Behavioral and brain imaging evidence showed [...]
October 3, 2007 – 11:01 am
Canadian researcher published earlier this year a study showing that people who regularly used two languages showed signs of dementia 4 years later than people who used only one language! It looks like bilingual brains are more resistant to the effects of cognitive decline. Previous studies by the same researchers had established that bilingual people [...]
September 13, 2007 – 3:14 pm
Late last week, I read an interesting article posted by Mobile Crunch, a blog site focused on trends in the mobile wireless world. They reported on a study by the International Journal of Neuroscience that shares it’s recent finding on a study of 300 mobile phone users and the effects on the brain. Read their [...]
August 3, 2007 – 11:22 am
Brain Activity Reduces risk of Developing Neurodegenerative Diseases A new study now confirms our beliefs: Train your brain on a regular basis and you should be able to considerably reduce risks to develop Alzheimer’s disease. In Chicago, a major 5 year project that studied over 700 patients aged 80 and over has just come to [...]
By Dr. Michel Noir
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Also posted in Baby Boomers, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain exercises, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain games, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Fitness, Neurons, Neuropsychology, Seniors, Uncategorized
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Adding years to your life depends on many things – good genes are a start, but certain lifestyle habits can have quite a significant impact. Living longer is one thing, and living a cognitively strong life can be quite another. Health and Medical magazines have long touted the benefits of certain healthy behaviors for body [...]
By Laura
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Also posted in Baby Boomers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain health, Cognitive Training, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Fitness, Neurons, Neuropsychology, Nutrition, Seniors
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March 20, 2007 – 10:28 am
More news suggesting music can help to sharpen the brain. “Experience with music appears to help with many other things in life, potentially transferring to activities like reading or picking up nuances in tones of voices or hearing sounds in a noisy classroom better,” researcher Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University” Read the article [...]
March 14, 2007 – 10:57 am
Another report on how exercise can help our brain. “Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a certain region of the brain that is known to be affected in the age related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans”. Read more here