Using technology to help informal caregivers manage medication for patients with dementia
NIA grant will fund user-centered design to create and test Helping the Helpers appCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Most of ...
Tag: Memory/Cognitive Processes
Rats prefer to help their own kind; humans may be similarly wired
New study reveals brain mechanism that drives rats to act out of kindnessCredit: Photo courtesy of Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal A ...
Team find brain mechanism that automatically links objects in our minds
Credit: Johns Hopkins University When people see a toothbrush, a car, a tree -- any individual object -- their brain ...
Researchers overcome winking, napping pigs to prove brain test works
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - If you've ever been to an eye doctor, there's a ...
Have a pandemic plan? Most people did not
Survey indicates majority of people were unprepared in early stages of COVID-19 pandemicCredit: University of Houston Since the onset of ...
Combining three techniques boosts brain-imaging precision
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers report that they have developed a method to combine three ...
Self-reported declines in cognition may be linked to changes in brain connectivity
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State ...
How childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life
Illuminating changes in brain networks and cortical structureCredit: Ishihara et al., NeuroImage, 2021 A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya ...
Music listening near bedtime disruptive to sleep, Baylor study finds
Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds 'earworms' continue during sleep, can cause restless nightsCredit: Matthew Minard, Baylor University WACO, Texas ...
As novel sights become familiar, different brain rhythms, neurons take over
Credit: Daniel Montgomery/MIT Picower Institute To focus on what's new, we disregard what's not. A new study by researchers at ...
Exoskeleton therapy improves mobility, cognition and brain connectivity in people with MS
A pilot study led by Kessler Foundation researchers provided proof of concept for robotic-exoskeleton assisted exercise rehabilitation (REAER) in people ...
Escape from oblivion: How the brain reboots after deep anesthesia
Innovative experiment demonstrates the resilience of the healthy human brain despite deep general anesthesiaCredit: Jacob Dwyer, Michigan Medicine Millions of ...
Prism adaptation treatment improves rehabilitation outcomes in people with spatial neglect
Performing daily sessions of prism adaptation therapy during rehabilitation results in higher functional and cognitive independence scores for stroke survivorsCredit: ...
Researchers identify facilitators for rehabilitation care for people with spatial neglect
Inpatient rehabilitation is shown to be effective, and ample opportunities exist to facilitate optimal outcomes; experts identify innovative approaches to ...
No difference in outcomes between light exercise and rest for patients with mild TBI
Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom Des Plaines, IL - For acute mild traumatic ...
Novo Nordisk Prize for research on novel therapeutic approaches for brain diseases
Prof. Dr. Marco Prinz of University of Freiburg Medical Center is honoured for groundbreaking results on the brains immune system ...
Parental consumption shapes how teens think about and use cannabis
UBCO research shows understanding teen use helps develop effective prevention programsCredit: Photo by Esteban Lopez on Unsplash. Turns out the ...
Yoga and breathing exercises aid children with ADHD to focus
Psychologists discovered long-term benefits from exerciseCredit: UrFU / Karina Golovanova. Yoga and breathing exercises have a positive effect on children ...
‘Pre-bunk’ tactics reduce public susceptibility to COVID-19 conspiracies and falsehoods
Credit: University of Cambridge A short online game designed to fight conspiracies about COVID-19 boosts people's confidence in detecting misinformation ...
Cancer researchers study cognitive dysfunction after chemo
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH/INDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2021 - Cancer researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Indiana University ...
