Dr. Carme Espinet and colleagues at the University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain have discovered that a precursor to nerve growth factor (pro-NGF) may play a pathogenic role in Alzheimer’s disease. They present these findings in the December 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. Bookmar[...]
Posts Tagged ‘memoria’
24 November, 2009 10:31 § in Brain and health
Un estudio con ratones sugiere un nuevo tratamiento para el síndrome de Down.
At birth, children with Down syndrome aren’t developmentally delayed. But as they age, these kids fall behind. Memory deficits inherent in Down syndrome hinder learning, making it hard for the brain to collect experiences needed for normal cognitive development. Now, findings from the Stanford[...]
21 October, 2009 10:18 § in Brain Dynamics
Internet está modificando nuestros cerebros.
Adults with little Internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds. The results suggest Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults. As the brain ages, a n[...]
6 February, 2009 12:03 § in Brain Connectivity, Brain Dynamics
Dinámica Cortical.
I recently watched this talk (below) by Joaquin Fuster. His theories provide a good integration of cortical functions and distributed processing in working and long-term memory. He also has some cool videos of likely network interactions across cortex (in real time) in his talk. Bookmark on Deliciou[...]
