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Psychologists Find More Sensitive Tests For Predicting Alzheimer's As Well As Changes In Cognition
September 26, 2005 — Two recent studies may help clinicians and researchers better predict and understand dementia of the Alzheimer's type early in its history. Both studies appear in the September issue of ... > full story -
UCI Neurobiologists Uncover Evidence Of A 'Memory Code'
September 9, 2005 — By examining how sounds are registered during the process of learning, UC Irvine neurobiologists have discovered a neural coding mechanism that the brain relies upon to register the intensity of ... > full story -
Cochlear Implants' Performance Not Affected By Amount Of Hearing Loss In The Implanted Ear
September 2, 2005 — Hearing-impaired individuals with severe to profound hearing loss and poor speech understanding who possess some residual hearing in one ear may experience significant communication benefit from a ... > full story -
Brandeis Study: Poor Hearing May Cause Poor Memory
September 1, 2005 — Brandeis researchers say older people suffering a hearing loss might also lose the ability to remember spoken language. The researchers said older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss might ... > full story -
Scientists Listen To Brain Patterns Of Tone-Deafness
August 29, 2005 — Tone deafness -- or amusia -- can be congenital, present from birth, or acquired following injury to the brain. In a new study, researchers now report the first objective measurement of the brain ... > full story -
Immigrant Children Misdiagnosed As Language-Impaired
August 25, 2005 — Immigrant children still mastering the English language risk being shuffled into special education services they don't need, because of errors in assessment for speech problems, according to a new ... > full story -
New Lab Research May Help Those Deafened By Immune System Attack
August 19, 2005 — In thousands of people each year, the body's immune system suddenly attacks the delicate structures of the inner ear - - leaving patients deaf. New research helps explain why, and may lead to a test ... > full story -
Scientists Link Genetic Pathway To Development Of Hearing
August 19, 2005 — New research findings detail how sensory hair cells in the ear develop unique shapes that enable the perception of sound. The development of cochlea and hair cells is dependent on a genetic pathway ... > full story -
Hearing Loss In Older Adults May Compromise Cognitive Resources For Memory
August 14, 2005 — In a new study, Brandeis University researchers conclude that older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss may expend so much cognitive energy on hearing accurately that their ability to remember ... > full story -
Brain Scientists Offer Insight Into Vision
August 2, 2005 — A team of neuroscientists report in the July 21 issue of the science journal Neuron how neuron clusters in the brain overlap to communicate such combined visual information as a flower's color, ... > full story
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