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Posted September 5, 2008:

• Thinking People Eat Too Much: Intellectual Work Found To Induce Excessive Calorie Intake
• Age-related Memory Loss Tied To Slip In Filtering Information Quickly

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Brain Imaging Links Chronic Insomnia To Reversible Cognitive Deficits Without Changes In Behavior

Posted September 2, 2008:

• B-vitamin Deficiency May Cause Vascular Cognitive Impairment

Posted August 29, 2008:

• Even Without Dementia, Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Sticks And Stones: A New Study On Social And Physical Pain

Posted August 26, 2008:

• 'Perfect Pitch' In Humans Far More Prevalent Than Expected

Posted August 25, 2008:

• Brain Study Could Lead To New Understanding Of Depression
• Study Examines Testing Model To Predict And Diagnose New Cases Of Dementia

Posted August 21, 2008:

• One Sleepless Night Increases Dopamine In The Human Brain

Posted August 19, 2008:

• Piling On The Homework: Does It Work For Everyone?

Posted August 18, 2008:

• Antidepressants May Impair Driving Ability, New Research Finds

Posted August 17, 2008:

• Young Children's 'Theory Of Mind' Linked To Subsequent Metacognitive Development In Adolescence

Posted August 12, 2008:

• PET Scans May Help Assess Presence Of Brain Plaques Related To Alzheimer's Disease
• Cognitive Problems Associated With Diabetes Duration And Severity

Posted August 7, 2008:

• Remedial Instruction Rewires Dyslexic Brains, Provides Lasting Results, Study Shows

Posted August 5, 2008:

• Eating Fish May Prevent Memory Loss And Stroke In Old Age
• Schizophrenia: Costly By-product Of Human Brain Evolution?

Posted August 3, 2008:

• Alzheimer's Drug May Help Mild Memory Loss, Imaging Study Suggests

Posted August 1, 2008:

• Aging Impairs The 'Replay' Of Memories During Sleep

Posted July 30, 2008:

• Cerebral Malaria May Be A Major Cause Of Brain Injury In African Children
• Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Women

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Hormone Therapy May Experience Cognitive Effects

Posted July 27, 2008:

• No Gender Differences In Math Performance

Posted July 26, 2008:

• Heart Disease Is Linked To Worse Mental Processes That, In Turn, Predict The Onset Of Dementia

Posted July 23, 2008:

• Memory Impairment Associated With Sound Processing Disorder

Posted July 20, 2008:

• Nature-Nurture Gene Link Sheds New Light On Autism

Posted July 16, 2008:

• New System Detects Dementia Risk Among Highly Educated Older Adults

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Exercise May Prevent Brain Shrinkage In Early Alzheimer's Disease
• Language Without Numbers: Amazonian Tribe Has No Word To Express 'One,' Other Numbers
• Passive Learning Imprints On The Brain Just Like Active Learning
• Family Resources, Parenting Quality Influence Children's Early Cognitive Development

Posted July 11, 2008:

• Scientists Learn How Food Affects The Brain: Omega 3 Especially Important

Posted July 10, 2008:

• New Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Within Days In Mouse Models

Posted July 9, 2008:

• Cocktail Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease? Works for Gerbils

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Japanese Encephalitis Virus Causes 'Double Trouble' To Brain
• Early-life Nutrition May Be Associated With Adult Intellectual Functioning

Posted July 7, 2008:

• Brain Noise Is Good: New Study Overturns Notion That Brain Noise Quiets Down With Maturity

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Get Smart About What You Eat And You Might Actually Improve Your Intelligence

Posted July 1, 2008:

• New 'Everyday Cognition' Scale Tracks How Older Adults Function In Daily Life

Posted June 29, 2008:

• Mechanism And Function Of Humor Identified By New Evolutionary Theory

Posted June 27, 2008:

• Seniors With Type 2 Diabetes May Experience Memory Declines Immediately After Eating Unhealthy Meal

Posted June 26, 2008:

• Low Childhood IQ Linked To Type Of Dementia

Posted June 25, 2008:

• How Ritalin Works In Brain To Boost Cognition, Focus Attention
• Automated MRI Technique Assists In Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnosis
• Better Tools Needed For Assessing Infant Pain

Posted June 24, 2008:

• Neurological Assessment Of Older Adults: A Crystal Ball To The Future
• Subtle Nervous System Abnormalities Appear To Predict Risk Of Death In Older Individuals

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