Monthly Archives: August 2010

Ritalin May Help Kids Read Better

For children with reading disorders, hope may be found in a drug already used to treat attention-defecit/hyperactivity disorder. Methylphenidate has been shown to increase brain activity in the basal ganglia, a deep-brain structure involved in cognition in behavior. Continue reading

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Mozart’s Music Improves Memory, Learning, Even Epilepsy

Hearing just a few measures of Mozart’s music can improve memory and boost learning abilities. Continue reading

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New Feedback Technique Enhances Memory

People can be trained to control specific frequencies of brain activity while subduing others — consciously improving memory functio Continue reading

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Paying Attention When Learning Is Essential to Remembering

Focusing one’s attention on the act of processing and absorbing information can actually make remembering easier. Continue reading

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Suppressing Emotions During Unpleasant Events May Affect Memory Recall

When emotions are not allowed to be expressed, memory has been shown to be negatively affected. Continue reading

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Hypnosis Fails to Show Improvement in Memory Performance

Hypnosis does not improve our memory of past events. While hypnosis does influence confidence in recollections, it does not improve their accuracy. Continue reading

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Sleep Key to Better Memory For New Skills

To really remember something you learned, get a full night’s sleep. According to two studies, the brain molds newly-learned information into lasting memories most successfully while we rest. Continue reading

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Eat berries to keep the brain young

Eating berries can help protect the brain against aging and ward off memory loss, scientists have discovered. Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s Disease memory loss ‘could be reversed by arthritis protein’

Alzheimer’s Disease memory loss could eventually be reversed, after scientists discovered that a chemical naturally produced by the body to fight arthritis also works on the brain condition. Continue reading

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Cocaine Use Boosts Stroke Risk

Cocaine use causes an uncommon kind of stroke in users, say researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. The drug causes bleeding in the brain, which leads to strokes from which recovery is very difficult. In a … Continue reading

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