News tagged with adult brain
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Quantity More Important than Quality for Adult Sleep
(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, it has been thought that senior citizens don't require as much sleep as younger adults. However, a study at the University of California San Diego is turning that assumption on ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to modify brain hippocampus, improve memory
A new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in spatial memory.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Brain connections break down as we age
It's unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age, a new study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Learning to read is good for the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers in Europe has found literacy improves brain function even in people who learn to read as adults.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Alzheimer's Gene Alters Brain Function in Young Adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- The gene most closely linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease affects brain activity in young adults -- much earlier in life than previously reported -- according to researchers at Duke ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Older brains make good use of 'useless' information
A new study has found promising evidence that the older brain's weakened ability to filter out irrelevant information may actually give aging adults a memory advantage over their younger counterparts.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Commonly used medications may produce cognitive impairment in older adults
Many drugs commonly prescribed to older adults for a variety of common medical conditions including allergies, hypertension, asthma, and cardiovascular disease appear to negatively affect the aging brain causing ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Brain's ability to selectively focus/pay attention diminishes with age
A University of Toronto study shows that visual attention -- the brain's ability to selectively filter unattended or unwanted information from reaching awareness -- diminishes with age, leaving older adults less capable of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Brain's organization switches as children become adults
Any child confronting an outraged parent demanding to know "What were you thinking?" now has a new response: "Scientists have discovered that my brain is organized differently than yours."
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 15, 2009 |
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Study suggests reliance on GPS may reduce hippocampus function as we age
(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University researchers have presented three studies suggesting depending on GPS to navigate may have a negative effect on brain function, especially on the hippocampus, which is involved ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Brain fitness program study reveals visual memory improvement in older adults
A commercial brain fitness program has been shown to improve memory in older adults, at least in the period soon after training. The findings are the first to show that practicing simple visual tasks can improve the accuracy ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Daily dose of beet juice promotes brain health in older adults
Researchers for the first time have shown that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.
Nov 02, 2010 |
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First-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just one week
(PhysOrg.com) -- You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Scientists shed light on sleep through the ages
What starts with an "s" that seniors need more of than younger adults, is great to get a bit of in the middle of the day and could cause teens to turn to drugs if they don't get enough of it?
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Cognitive Ability, Not Age, Predicts Risky Decisions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just because your mother has turned 85, you shouldn't assume you'll have to take over her financial matters. She may be just as good or better than you at making quick, sound, money-making decisions, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2010 |
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