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Cocoa Flavanols Boost Brain Oxygenation, Cognition in Healthy Adults

Nov. 24, 2020 — The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, researchers report. In the ...

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Memories Create 'Fingerprints' That Reveal How the Brain Is Organized

Nov. 20, 2020 — While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be ...

Does Air Pollution Increase Women's Risk of Dementia?

Nov. 18, 2020 — Older women who live in locations with higher levels of air pollution may have more brain shrinkage, the kind seen in Alzheimer's disease, than women who live in locations with lower levels, ...

Sleep Loss Hijacks Brain's Activity During Learning

Nov. 11, 2020 — Sleep is crucial for consolidating our memories, and sleep deprivation has long been known to interfere with learning and memory. Now a new study shows that getting only half a night's sleep - as ...

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Anxiety Associated With Faster Alzheimer's Disease Onset

Nov. 24, 2020 — Anxiety is associated with an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new ...

Brain Waves Guide Us in Spotlighting Surprises

Nov. 24, 2020 — Neuroscientists have found that the dynamic interplay of different brain wave frequencies, rather than dedicated circuitry, appears to govern the brain's knack for highlighting what's surprising and ...

Newfound Ability to Change Baby Brain Activity Could Lead to Rehabilitation for Injured Brains

Nov. 23, 2020 — Researchers have identified the brain activity for the first time in a newborn baby when they are learning an association between different types of ...

Long-Acting Antipsychotic Therapy Plus Cognitive Training Show Promise for Schizophrenia

Nov. 19, 2020 — Scientists have found that the use of long-acting antipsychotic medication combined with the use of cognitive training in group settings led to ...

Technology Lets Clinicians Objectively Detect Tinnitus for First Time

Nov. 18, 2020 — A technology called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can be used to objectively measure tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, according to a new ...

Overly Reactivated Star-Shaped Cells Explain the Unpredictability of Alzheimer's Disease

Nov. 16, 2020 — Researchers have demonstrated that the severity of 'reactive astrocytes' is a key indicator for the onset of Alzheimer's ...

Scientists Discover New Mechanism Controlling Brain Size

Nov. 16, 2020 — International research has led to the discovery of a new mechanism that controls the size of our brains. The finding, which is based on studies on a rare congenital brain disease, delivers an ...

Former NFL Players May Not Suffer More Severe Cognitive Impairment Than Others, Study Indicates

Nov. 11, 2020 — Even though repeated hits to the head are common in professional sports, the long-term effects of concussions are still poorly understood. While many ...

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Research Identifies 'Volume Control' in the Brain That Supports Learning and Memory

Nov. 10, 2020 — A 'molecular volume knob' regulating electrical signals in the brain helps with learning and memory, according to a new ...

Studies Outline Key Ethical Questions Surrounding Brain-Computer Interface Tech

Nov. 10, 2020 — Brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies are no longer hypothetical, yet there are fundamental aspects of the technology that remain unaddressed ...