ScienceDaily: How the Brain Makes, and Breaks, a Habit
Friday, 27 May 2016
Not all habits are bad. Some are even necessary. But inability to switch from acting habitually to acting in a deliberate way can underlie addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders. Working with a mouse model, an international team of researchers demonstrates what happens in the brain for habits to control behavior. Working with a mouse model,
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ScienceDaily: As sleep apnea severity increases so do the learning challenges in kids
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
May 16, 2016 American Thoracic Society (ATS) Sleep assessments in young children showed that, in the context of habitual snoring and enlarged tonsils and adenoids, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea increased the likelihood and magnitude of cognitive deficits. These deficits include, but are not limited to, problems with attention, memory and language. Sleep assessments
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ScienceDaily: How shift work affect cognitive functions
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
How shift work affect cognitive functions May 17, 2016 Uppsala University A new study shows that compared to nonshift workers, shift workers needed more time to complete a test that is frequently used by physicians to screen for cognitive impairment. However, those who had quit shift work more than five years ago completed the test
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NYTimes: Walk, Jog or Dance: It’s All Good for the Aging Brain
Thursday, 07 April 2016
Walk, Jog or Dance: It’s All Good for the Aging Brain By Gretchen Reynolds More people are living longer these days, but the good news comes shadowed by the possible increase in cases of agerelated mental decline. By some estimates, the global incidence of dementia will more than triple in the next 35 years. That
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