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Benefits of Cognitive Pain Relief Methods
April 10, 2013 Those who accept their pain condition are best able to tolerate pain, while distraction can be the way to lower pain intensity, according to new ... > full story -
Producing New Neurons Under All Circumstances: A Challenge That Is Just a Mouse Away
April 9, 2013 Improving neuron production in elderly persons presenting with a decline in cognition is a major challenge facing an aging society and the emergence of neuro-degenerative conditions such as ... > full story -
Rosemary Aroma May Help You Remember to Do Things
April 9, 2013 The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve prospective memory in healthy adults. The findings suggest that this essential oil may enhance the ability to remember events and to remember to ... > full story -
Shift of Language Function to Right Hemisphere Impedes Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery
April 4, 2013 In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right ... > full story -
Could Playing 'Boys' Games Help Girls in Science and Math?
April 4, 2013 A new review finds that men still have better spatial ability than women and this may be explained by gender-role ... > full story -
Hallucinations of Musical Notation
April 4, 2013 A physician and neurologist has outlined case studies of hallucinations of musical notation, and commented on the neural basis of such ... > full story -
Avoid Impulsive Acts by Imagining Future Benefits
April 3, 2013 Why is it so hard for some people to resist the least little temptation, while others seem to possess incredible patience, passing up immediate gratification for a greater long-term good? The answer, ... > full story -
Brain-Imaging Tool and Stroke Risk Test Help Identify Cognitive Decline Early
April 3, 2013 Medical researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of ... > full story -
Speaking a Tonal Language (Such as Cantonese) Primes the Brain for Musical Training
April 2, 2013 Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according to ... > full story -
Clinical Trial Finds Improvement in Cognitive Function, but No Difference Between Groups After Physical, Mental Activity in Older Adults
April 1, 2013 A randomized controlled trial finds that 12 weeks of physical plus mental activity in inactive older adults with cognitive complaints was associated with significant improvement in cognitive function ... > full story
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