Category Archives: Memory Training & Improvement

Waves similar to those emitted by cellular phones may cause long-term spatial learning and memory damage in persons who are exposed to them for prolonged periods of time, according to a recent study conducted at the University of Washington in … Continue reading →

In France, Bordeaux University researchers report in the December 1999 issue of Neurology that marriage may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. In a study of 2800 people, those who never married showed twice the risk of developing dementia and three times … Continue reading →

Exposure to lead increases the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study done at Case Western University Medical School’s department of neurology. Individuals in work environments with high levels of lead are 3 to 4 times as likely … Continue reading →

The time of day may affect memory performance in the elderly, according to a study conducted by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care at the University of Toronto. Using rats trained to a 12-hour light, 12-hour dark circadian schedule, researchers … Continue reading →

A Case Western Reserve study tracked 193 AD patients and 358 healthy older persons, using questionnaires to discover what their pastimes were between the ages of 20 and 60. After adjusting for gender, economic status, and education, researchers found that … Continue reading →

Contrary to previous research, scientists under the direction of Salk Institute investigator Dr. Fred H. Gage in La Jolla, CA, have reported startling evidence of neurogenesis in humans, indicating that people may keep growing new brain cells well into old … Continue reading →

Purine derivatives are some of the latest targets in recent memory research, and may prove useful in a variety of clinical applications. Purine derivatives are known to act as intercellular signaling molecules in the brain. In the nervous system, they … Continue reading →

With normal aging, declines in certain mental functions typically occur, particularly ‘executive control’ processes such as planning, scheduling, coordinating, and selective attention, key to good memory performance. Research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, published in the July 29th issue … Continue reading →

A complex of polypeptides derived from the colostrum of sheep, called colostrinin, is thought to facilitate spatial and incidental learning in the elderly. In a study reported in Pharmacology Biochemical Behavior 1999 Sep;64(1):183-9 using rats scientists gave groups of old … Continue reading →

Neuroscientists at the University of Richmond and Randolph Macon College in Virginia, in a series of experiments, have found that changes in hormonal levels can have long-lasting enhancing effects on brain structures involved in the processes of memory and learning. … Continue reading →