I attended a scientific meeting a few years ago in which Bill Jenkins, the program development team leader at Scientific...
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Brain plasticity-based “cognitive training” elevates BDNF
May 1, 2018
Serum BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophin factor) has been repeatedly shown to be lower than normal in schizophrenic, bipolar and depressed patient...
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The price we pay
April 1, 2018
A study in an issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine focussed on autism spectrum disorders. A paper...
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A recommended book about “neuro-plasticity”
March 1, 2018
The Brain That Changes Itself (2007) by Normal Doidge, M.D. This interesting book chronicles some of the stories of the...
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Studies of identical twins can provide good answers
February 1, 2018
In another entry related to the neuroscience of aging, I cited a study by Heflin et al on the significantly...
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For “chemobrain” et alia: think “brain fitness training”
January 1, 2018
If you have this personal history of cancer and chemo- or radiation-therapy, or know someone or are treating someone who...
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Does exercise make kids smarter?
December 1, 2017
That's the claim of a lead article in an issue of Newsweek many years ago. The authors cite interesting evidence...
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Learning math on the streets
November 1, 2017
As in many places in the developing world, Mexican cities have many children on their streets and plazas, begging, or...
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