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Memory-boosting devices tested in humans

Posted in Medicine on 4th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A strategy designed to improve memory by delivering brain stimulation through implanted electrodes is undergoing trials in humans.

Long-term aerobic exercise can prevent age-related brain deterioration

Posted in Medicine on 1st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Brains of mice shows that structural deterioration associated with old age can be prevented by aerobic exercise starting in mid-life.

Male/female brain differences? Big data says not so much

Posted in Science on 31st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Research has debunked the belief that the hippocampus, a part of the brain that consolidates new memories and helps connect emotions to the senses, is larger in females.

Top mental health doctor: online therapy is the future

Posted in Online on 29th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Why Americas top mental health doctor is moving to Google

A drug-delivery technique to bypass the blood-brain barrier

Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

A development that could benefit a large population of patients with neurodegenerative disorders.