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Could That Cold Sore Increase Your Risk of Memory Problems?
March 25, 2013 The virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new ... > full story -
New Mechanism for Long-Term Memory Formation Discovered
March 25, 2013 Neurobiologists have found a novel molecular mechanism that helps trigger the formation of long-term memory. The researchers believe the discovery of this mechanism adds another piece to the puzzle ... > full story -
New Urgency in Battle Against 'Bound Legs' Disease
March 25, 2013 The harm done by konzo -- a disease overshadowed by the war and drought it tends to accompany -- goes beyond its devastating physical effects to impair children's memory, problem solving and other ... > full story -
Parkinsons' Drug Helps Older People to Make Decisions
March 24, 2013 A drug widely used to treat Parkinson's disease can help to reverse age-related impairments in decision making in some older people, a new study has ... > full story -
Alterations in Brain Activity in Children at Risk of Schizophrenia Predate Onset of Symptoms
March 22, 2013 Research has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at ... > full story -
Brain Mapping Reveals Neurological Basis of Decision-Making in Rats
March 20, 2013 Scientists have discovered how memory recall is linked to decision-making in rats, showing that measurable activity in one part of the brain occurs when rats in a maze are playing out memories that ... > full story -
Altered Brain Activity Responsible for Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
March 20, 2013 Cognitive problems with memory and behavior experienced by individuals with schizophrenia are linked with changes in brain activity; however, it is difficult to test whether these changes are the ... > full story -
Sleep Consolidation of Interfering Auditory Memories in Starlings
March 20, 2013 Sleep plays an important role in the brain’s ability to consolidate learning when two new potentially competing tasks are learned in the same day, according to a new study that measured ... > full story -
'Toxicity Map' of Brain May Help Protect Cognition for Cancer Patients
March 20, 2013 New research is giving radiation oncologists who treat brain tumors a better understanding of how to preserve the brain’s functions while still killing ... > full story -
Test to Gauge Severity of Concussions
March 19, 2013 Neurologists have taken a promising step toward identifying a test that helps support the diagnosis of concussion. Their research has shown that autonomic reflex testing, which measures involuntary ... > full story
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