Early rehabilitation interventions seem to be essential for how well a patient recovers after a severe brain injury. It might even increase the chances for long-term survival, according to researchers.
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Early rehabilitation important for recovery after severe traumatic brain injury
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Brain regions thought to be uniquely human share many similarities with monkeys
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New research suggests a surprising degree of similarity in the organization of regions of the brain that control language and complex thought processes in humans and monkeys. The study also revealed some key differences. The findings may provide valuab…
H.M.’s brain yields new evidence: 3-D model of famous amnesiac’s brain helps illuminate human memory
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During his lifetime, Henry G. Molaison (H.M.) was the best known and possibly the most studied patient of modern neuroscience. Now, thanks to the postmortem study of his brain, based on histological sectioning and digital three-dimensional construction…
Your childhood memories are probably less accurate than you think
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How much detail can you reliably recall in your childhood memories? Actually very little, according to a new study with profound implications for our legal system.Writing in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, three UK-based psychologists…
Our ability to form spatial memories is damaged by infections
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Increased inflammation following an infection impairs the brain’s ability to form spatial memories – according to new research. The impairment results from a decrease in glucose metabolism in the brain’s memory centre, disrupting the neural circuits in…
Sensory integration model improves understanding of unconscious priming
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Priming, an unconscious phenomenon that causes the context of information to change the way we think or behave, has frustrated scientists as they have unsuccessfully attempted to understand how it works.
Childhood amnesia: psychologists document the age our earliest memories fade
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Although infants use their memories to learn new information, few adults can remember events in their lives that happened prior to the age of three. Psychologists at Emory University have now documented that age seven is when these earliest memories te…
PTSD treatment progress impacted by depression symptoms and emotional support
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Many individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also experience depression. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that during PTSD treatments, rapid improvements in depression symptoms are associated with better outcomes.Of…
Religion, prejudice and "love thy neighbor"
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Most religions teach their followers to “Love thy neighbor” — including those of different races, nationalities or beliefs. But is religiousness really related to love of neighbors?A Baylor University study provided partial support for that idea.
Marijuana use during pregnancy affects baby’s brain
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Using marijuana during pregnancy could affect a baby’s brain development by interfering with how brain cells are wired.
