Category Archives: Cognitive Neuroscience

Adult brains can change!

December 7, 2007 – 4:02 pm

Young brains are plastic. This means that they can change and reorganize to adapt to deficits. Is it the case for older brains as well? Recent research suggests that the answer is yes!
Dilks, from John Hopkins University, and his colleagues, studied the brain of a stroke patient (B.L.). Behavioral and brain imaging evidence showed that [...]

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Happy Neuron Selected as Finalist in Changemakers Competition

October 25, 2007 – 3:52 pm

Happy Neuron is proud to be selected, from a pool of 74 amazing entries, as a finalist in a competition entitled Why Games Matter: A Prescription for Improving Health and Health Care facilitated by Changemakers and the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
This is a collaborative venture that showcases innovative and creative solutions that merge computer [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Also posted in Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Training, Brain games, Cognitive Training | Comments (0)

Why Emotion Boosts Memory

October 19, 2007 – 8:45 am

Have you ever wondered why you remember so vividly that argument you had with your boss 3 months ago or the first time you kissed your husband or wife?
If yes, you may have thought that your memory for these events was vivid because they occurred when you were experiencing a strong emotion: anger or happiness.
And [...]

By Dr. Pascale Michelon | Also posted in Brain anatomy and imaging, Memory, Neurons, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Dangers or Benefits? The Effects of Mobile Phone Use on the Brain

September 13, 2007 – 3:14 pm

Late last week, I read an interesting article posted by Mobile Crunch, a blog site focused on trends in the mobile wireless world. They reported on a study by the International Journal of Neuroscience that shares it’s recent finding on a study of 300 mobile phone users and the effects on the brain. [...]

By Laura | Also posted in Alzheimers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain Training, Brain exercises, Brain health, Mind Fitness, Mind Games | Comments (0)

Another Study confirms the Importance of Brain Training

August 3, 2007 – 11:22 am

Brain Activity Reduces risk of Developing Neurodegenerative Diseases
A new study now confirms our beliefs: Train your brain on a regular basis and you should be able to considerably reduce risks to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
In Chicago, a major 5 year project that studied over 700 patients aged 80 and over has just come to an end [...]

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Playing Music Makes You Smart

March 20, 2007 – 10:28 am

More news suggesting music can help to sharpen the brain.
“Experience with music appears to help with many other things in life, potentially transferring to activities like reading or picking up nuances in tones of voices or hearing sounds in a noisy classroom better,” researcher Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University”
Read the article here

By Laura Fay | Also posted in Alzheimers, Baby Boomers, Brain Fitness Websites, Brain exercises, Brain health, Concentration, Health & Wellness, Language, Lifelong learning, Seniors | Comments (0)

Exercise can boost brain power

March 14, 2007 – 10:57 am

Another report on how exercise can help our brain.
“Tests on mice showed they grew new brain cells in a certain region of the brain that is known to be affected in the age related memory decline that begins around age 30 for most humans”.
Read more here

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Brain creates ‘new’ nerve cells

February 19, 2007 – 12:25 pm

Here is a recent study that came out last week.
“Dr Mark Baxter, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at Oxford University, said: “This study is exciting because it reveals a group of brain cells in the adult human brain that are continuously regenerating”
Read more on this study here

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Sleep Linked To Brain Cell Creation

February 15, 2007 – 5:55 pm

Here is a recent study out of Princeton University that tries to link sleep and brain cells.
“Losing sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new brain cells, a study conducted by New Jersey’s Princeton University has found”
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Loneliness Could Boost Alzheimer’s Risk

February 6, 2007 – 2:34 pm

Researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have assessed loneliness and dementia. 
“In human beings, loneliness has been associated with impaired social skills. Thus, neural systems underlying social behavior might be less elaborated in lonely persons and, as a result, be less able to compensate for other neural systems compromised by age-related neuropathy,”
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