Alzheimer’s disease: the intestinal microbiota can transmit symptoms
Researchers have discovered the link between the intestinal microbiota and Alzheimer's disease: the symptoms of the pathology can be transferred ...
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Neurology: we know why some patients are unaware of their deficits
Researchers have discovered why some patients are unaware of their neurological or physical deficits, a phenomenon called anosognosia. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Alzheimer’s: stimulating neurons could help treat the disease
Brain stimulation of neurons in the hippocampus, those still developing in adulthood, may help restore cognitive function in people with ...
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What happens in our brain when we see a familiar face?
When we see a familiar face, our eye triggers brain waves that help the brain remember. THE ESSENTIAL In some ...
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Willpower stimulates learning and memory well
Researchers have just shed light on the cognitive mechanism at the origin of the active learning process: because it is ...
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Sense of direction: how to make your brain an effective GPS
Unconscious cognitive processing allows us to find our bearings and form our sense of direction. A sense that can also ...
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Brain: how it manages space and time
Neuroscientists have managed to identify the brain circuit that encodes the synchronization of events and have realized that our brain ...
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Memory and learning rely on different neural connections
Stable connections of neurons are a support for the generation of memories while flexible connections are responsible for learning. THE ...
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How our brain connects separate events in time
A study conducted on mice reveals how the brain is able to remember and link together events separated in time. ...
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How imagination helps make decisions
The part of the brain called the hippocampus, mobilized to record the past and manage the present, would also be ...
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Having a “big brain” does not mean better memory
A new study shows that older people with larger hippocampi do not necessarily have greater learning and memory abilities.For a ...
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Alcohol: what is a “black out”?
During this holiday season, many people are going to drink alcohol. Sometimes without moderation, at the risk of experiencing a ...
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Depression: different neurological circuits according to sex
American researchers have just shown that the neurological circuits of depression vary depending on whether one is a woman or ...
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Premature: hypoxia does not kill brain cells
Hypoxia has long-term consequences on the hippocampus, which can cause memory and learning impairments. What are the consequences of oxygen ...
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Memory: why do old memories remain?
A study carried out on mice shows that the simultaneous action of a group of neurons allows certain memories to ...
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Anxiety: chronic stress is bad for the brain
Chronic stress is thought to be responsible for cell death in the hippocampus. Depression, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia or cancer: stress ...
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Brain: neurons are agitated during sleep
It is a dense and agitated circulation of information between the neurons which occupies the brain during the phases of ...
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Brain: the crucial role of the hippocampus in the memory process
By conducting experiments on amnesic patients, two American researchers have shed light on the determining role of the hippocampus in ...
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Use your second brain for learning and memory too
The brain is not just a collection of nerve cells. There are also glial cells which are not only support ...
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Alzheimer’s: women preserve verbal memory longer
Women are affected later by the decline in verbal memory caused by Alzheimer's disease, despite more advanced damage to the ...
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Brain: 3D video games strengthen our memory
Researchers have compared the effects on memory of 3D and 2D video games. They believe that the former could help ...
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Taking a nap can boost your memory
A nap, even a short one, has a positive impact on memory. Good news for all those who are studying, ...
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Cannabis: memory loss in heavy smokers
A new study from Northwestern University shows that frequent cannabis use during adolescence can affect memory in adulthood. Notice to ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: a brain abnormality identified
American researchers have identified an anomaly in an area of the brain located at the level of the hippocampus which ...
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The Nobel Prize for Medicine locate our brain GPS
The Nobel Committee rewards John O'Keefe, Edvard and May-Britt Mose for their work on an “internal GPS” in the brain. ...
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Memory: why memories of early childhood do not remain engraved
For everyone, memories of early childhood are often scarce. For the first time, a Canadian study seems to be able ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: one in 10 patients does not have memory loss
Researchers have highlighted an atypical form of Alzheimer's disease, which spares memory. It affects one in 10 patients, but half ...
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Physical activity protects people at risk for Alzheimer’s
Physical activity is beneficial for seniors. It would preserve the volume of the hippocampus in people at risk of Alzheimer's, ...
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How music helps fight brain decline
Playing an instrument, dancing, singing… Music therapy brings many benefits to sick patients, especially in cases of cognitive decline.Dance or ...
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