Understanding the memory loss of aging: How to tell normal forgetfulness from brain disorders
An excerpt from Why We Forget and How To Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory. “I’m so worried about my memory,” says the 82-year-old accountant and mother of three. “All of my friends are having memory problems. Many of them have dementia, and some even have Alzheimer’s disease. I think I’m getting it too…I know
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrew Budson, MD, Elizabeth Kensinger, PhD, and Da Tags: Conditions Neurology Source Type: blogs
Sin salud cerebral, usted no tiene salud
A lo largo de la vida, su cerebro va a experimentar un desarrollo extraordinario. Su cerebro es el órgano más adaptable y modificable de su cuerpo, y puede cambiar tanto positiva como negativamente, dependiendo de cómo lo utilice cada día. Simplemente leyendo este libro, su cerebro ha cambiado.
¿Cuánto y cómo va cambiar en los próximos años y décadas? La buena noticia es que muchos de los deterioros relacionados con la edad se pueden prevenir, e incluso revertir. El hecho de que usted éste leyendo este libro me dice que está motivado para entender y mejorar el funcionamiento de su cerebro, lo cual es el mejor p...
Source: SharpBrains - February 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning En Español capacidad cerebro capital intelectual ciencias mente mentes neurocientificos potencial cognitivo salud cerebral Source Type: blogs
Cognitive Control in Adolescents and Young Adults with Media Multitasking Experience: a Three-Level Meta-analysis | SpringerLink
Cognitive Control in Adolescents and Young Adults with Media Multitasking Experience: a Three-Level Meta-analysis | SpringerLink https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-023-09746-0Media multitasking is an ever-increasing phenomenon whereby different forms of media are used simultaneously. Numerous studies have shown that media multitasking is closely related to an individual ' s cognitive control abilities. However, existing evidence remains controversial, making it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. Therefore, to increase the understanding of whether and how frequent media multitasking is assoc...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Opinions on intelligence: An Arab perspective - ScienceDirect
Opinions on intelligence: An Arab perspective - ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160289623000120?via%3Dihub The issue of cultural differences in how the concept of intelligence is understood has long been debated. But do such differences really exist and, if so, to what extent do they exist and between which cultures are they the most pronounced? To better understand this, we translated a survey from Warne and Burton (2020) on beliefs about intelligence into Arabic, distributed it among psychology and non-psychology students and lecturers at universities within the Arab worl...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 13th 2023
This study investigated whether taller Polish adults live longer than their shorter counterparts. Data on declared height were available from 848,860 individuals who died in the years 2004-2008 in Poland. To allow for the cohort effect, the Z-values were generated. Separately for both sexes, Pearson's r coefficients of correlation were calculated. Subsequently, one way ANOVA was performed.
The correlation between adult height and longevity was negative and statistically significant in both men and women. After eliminating the effects of secular trends in height, the correlation was very weak (r = -0.0044 in men and ...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 12, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Without Brain Health, you do not have Health
As you go through life, your brain undergoes extraordinary development. Your brain is the most adaptable, modifiable organ in your body, and it can change both positively and negatively by how you use it each day. Just by reading a book such as this one, your brain has been changed.
How has your brain been altered throughout your life? How may it change in years and decades ahead? The good news is that much of the age-related decline is likely avoidable and even reversible. The fact that you bought and have read this book to the very end tells me you are motivated to do something about your brain performance. Our cognitive...
Source: SharpBrains - February 10, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning brain disease brain health brain span Brain-Fitness brain-injury brain-performance Brain-Scientist cognitive brain health cognitive potential cognitive scientist cognitive-health Source Type: blogs
Sharing " Rethinking Executive Functions in Mathematical Cognition " via BrowZine
Rethinking Executive Functions in Mathematical CognitionMedrano, Josh; Prather, Richard W.Journal of Cognition and Development: Articles In Press, 2023.10.1080/15248372.2023.2172414New perspectives on executive functions propose a greater involve- ment of context. These perspectives have implications for research in mathematical cognition. We tackle the problem that although indivi- duals clearly exercise inhibitory control in mathematical contexts, researchers find that the relations between inhibitory control and mathematics are sometimes"weaker than expected." In this review, we identify how children and adult...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 9, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Sharing " Strategy and Core Cognitive Training Effects on Working Memory Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis " via BrowZine
Strategy and Core Cognitive Training Effects on Working Memory Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisBen Izhak, Shachar; Lavidor, MichalJournal of Cognition and Development: Articles In Press, 2023.10.1080/15248372.2023.2172413The field of cognitive training (CT) has been researched for over a century. However, there is still a debate regarding its ability to produce cognitive improvement, especially in working memory (WM) indices. This meta-analysis examined whether there is an advantage in training gains by comparing the results of two specific WM training approaches, Core Training (CRT) and Strategy Training...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 9, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Sharing " A sensorimotor perspective on numerical cognition " via BrowZine
A sensorimotor perspective on numerical cognitionSixtus, Elena; Krause, Florian; Lindemann, Oliver; Fischer, Martin H.Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Articles In Press, 2023.10.1016/j.tics.2023.01.002Numbers are present in every part of modern society and the human capacity to use numbers is unparalleled in other species. Understanding the mental and neural representations supporting this capacity is of central interest to cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education. Embodied numerical cognition theory suggests that beyond the seemingly abstract symbols used to refer to numbers, their underlying meaning is deeply groun...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 9, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Sharing " Stability of mental abilities and physical growth from 6 months to 65 years: Findings from the Zurich Longitudinal Studies " via BrowZine
Stability of mental abilities and physical growth from 6 months to 65 years: Findings from the Zurich Longitudinal StudiesEichelberger, Dominique A.; Sticca, Fabio; Kübler, Dinah R.; Kakebeeke, Tanja H.; Caflisch, Jon A.; Jenni, Oskar G.; Wehrle, Flavia M.Intelligence: Vol. 97, p. 101730, 2023.10.1016/j.intell.2023.101730Mental abilities and physical growth are important determinants of health across the lifespan. Here, the stability of these traits was assessed from 6 months to 65 years of age to investigate periods of stability and malleability. Mental abilities, height, and weight were assessed at 11 time-points in...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - February 9, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Mark your calendar for BrainHealth Week: February 20 –24th
The brain changes each and every day during our whole lives, based on how we use it. Healthier daily habits can improve the trajectory of our lives.
“A brain that can think critically, that can function under stress, a brain that is resilient in the face of trauma, a brain that is creative, that is thoughtful, that is socially active … we all need and want that kind of brain.” — Admiral (ret.) William McRaven, spokesperson for BrainHealth Week
During BrainHealth Week 2023 (February 20–24th), hosted by the Center for BrainHealth at UT-Dallas, you can get access to simple, science-based tools and strategies that w...
Source: SharpBrains - February 8, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: UT Dallas Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning better brain health brain changes BrainHealth BrainHealth Week Source Type: blogs
Neural Chip Detects, Suppresses Neurological Symptoms
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have designed an advanced neural chip that can detect and suppress symptoms from a variety of neurological disorders, including Parkinson’s and epilepsy. The closed-loop neuromodulation system, which the researchers have called NeuralTree, includes soft implantable electrodes, a processor for machine learning, and a 256 channel sensing array. The device is also energy efficient, helping to extend battery life. The technology can spot the signs of upcoming tremors or seizures, for example, and initiate neurostimulation to reduce or avoid the symptoms...
Source: Medgadget - February 7, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Neurology Neurosurgery brain computer interface EPFL Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, February 6th 2023
In conclusion, our study reveals that aging enhances atherosclerosis via increased inflammation of visceral fat. Our study suggests that future therapies targeting the visceral fat may reduce atherosclerosis diseaseburden in the expanding older population.
Is the Gut a Significant Source of Amyloid-β in Alzheimer's Disease?
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/02/is-the-gut-a-significant-source-of-amyloid-%ce%b2-in-alzheimers-disease/
The early stages of Alzheimer's disease are characterized by rising levels of amyloid-β in the brain and the formation of misfolded amyloid aggregates. It is present...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Soar Academy
Colleen HroncichIf you ’re designing a school for kids who have been left behind, you ’re going to need flexibility, an individualized approach, and a willingness to go at different paces. That ’s exactly what Kenisha Skaggs has created with Soar Academy in Augusta, Georgia.Kenisha worked at a tutoring center, but the methods they used weren ’t working. In 2010, she began tutoring students in her home after school. Parents liked the customized multi‐sensory approach she used—which she mainly learned from her mom homeschooling her in high school. Some parents asked her to homeschool their child...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - February 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Alto Neuroscience raises $60M (equity + credit) to help fix the “trial and error” approach to psychiatric medication
Alto Neuroscience bags $25M for four Phase II drugs (Endpoints News):
Another $25 million is flowing the way of a California biotech attempting to fix the “trial and error” system in neuroscience drug R&D.
Alto Neuroscience picked up the capital from Alpha Wave Ventures via an extension to its Series B, bringing total equity raised to $100 million since the startup’s 2019 founding.
… The approximately 50-employee startup hopes to move past the “trial and error” approach of neuroscience drug development, perhaps most recognizable by the lengths patients have to go through to find the depression meds that act...
Source: SharpBrains - January 31, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Alpha Wave Ventures Alto Neuroscience behavioral task measurements cognition depression meds EEG activity emotion Genetics K2 HealthVentures sleep Source Type: blogs
