Have you ever been curious why some people are able to keep their memory sharp without much effort, where the rest of us have to do all we can to ensure that we keep our cognitive abilities from declining? A new study presented by Changiz Geula, PhD, (principal investigator of the Northwestern University Super Aging [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Alzheimers, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurons, neural connections
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Also tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Brain health, Brain Research, brain science, brain tangles, cognitive improvement, mild cognitive impairment, Tau Protiens
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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 [...]
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 [...]
September 28, 2009 – 4:13 pm
Scientific American posted an interesting article that proposed to put a predictive time line on the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Read about it here.
Whether it’s decision making, judgment, basic math, memory loss or other brain function, it is increasingly important to stimulate all these cognitive capabilities on a regular basis. One is rarely used in [...]
August 11, 2009 – 5:35 pm
You may find this primer about brain development and functioning, created by the Society of Neuroscience quite interesting. They are a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system and whose mission it to research and educate. The primer is called Brain Facts. It’s written with a non-medical audience in [...]
By Dr. Michel Noir
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Posted in Brain Decline, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Mind/Body, Neurons
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Also tagged Add new tag, Brain Research, brain science, brain strength, Brain Training, mild cognitive impairment, neural pathways
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A new controlled study using HAPPYneuron exercises has been launched at the prestigious University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Switzerland under the supervision of Dr. Anne Echen. The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of episodic memory training consisting of personalized adaptive computer exercises. 40 subjects between the ages of 60 [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Brain Research, Brain Training Science, Brain exercises, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Training, Seniors, memory loss
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Also tagged Brain Research, brain science, brain stimulation, Brain Training, Cognitive Neuroscience
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At the Games for Health conference in Boston last month, I spoke with Dave Graveline on “Into Tomorrow”, a Consumer Electronics and Technology Show. How many time have I been asked about the origins of the name HAPPYneuron? Hundreds!
The answer is here. Listen on.
Not just one, but two recent studies have shown that increases in caffeine caused significant decreases in abnormal levels of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. The scientists believe that the discoveries could lead to caffeine being a treatment in the future as well as defensive strategy to the disease. Pour another cup of coffee and [...]
The Alzheimer’s Association recently published an article on the 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease. The first sign is occasional memory loss, like not being able to remember important dates or events, further signs are difficulties in planning or solving problems, completing everyday tasks, confusing time and place and not knowing [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain health, Memory, Seniors, memory loss, plasticity
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Also tagged Add new tag, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Decline, mild cognitive impairment, prevent alzheimer's
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In recent years scientists have become intensely interested in what could be called a super memory club. At a retirement community in Southern California fewer than one in 200 persons out of 20,000 are living past 90 without a trace of dementia. It is a group that, for the first time, is large enough to [...]
By Dr. Bernard Croisile
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Posted in Alzheimers, Brain Decline, Brain Research, Brain exercises, Brain health, Casual Games, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Mind Games, Seniors
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Also tagged Add new tag, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain health, dementia, prevent alzheimer's
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