Archive for Brain anatomy and imaging
July 15, 2007 at 11:37 am · Filed under Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Emotions, Health & Wellness, Memory Training, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Self-regulation, Stress
People can train themselves to forget bad memories, study says
Los Angeles Times, CA Jul 12, 2007
“You can train yourself to remember something and you can train yourself to forget it,” said University of Colorado graduate student Brendan E. Depue, …”
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May 2, 2007 at 10:56 pm · Filed under Aging, Biology, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain Fitness, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Health & Wellness, Lifelong learning, Memory Training, Mental flexibility, Mental Health, Mind Fitness, Mind/Body, Neuropsychology, Women's Health
Study: Hormones May Ward Off Dementia
BOSTON (AP) – “New research suggests that hormone therapy taken soon after menopause may help protect against the mental decline of dementia, even though it raises that risk in elderly women.”
“…in recent weeks, mounting evidence has emerged that women who take such drugs closer to menopause may get more benefit or confront less risk than women who start taking them later. An analysis this month indicated the drugs do not raise the risk of heart attack for women ages 50-to-59, and they seem to survive longer with the drug.”
For more information, check Menopause and Brain Fitness – Crisis or Just Change?
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April 7, 2007 at 9:49 am · Filed under Biofeedback, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Emotions, Health & Wellness, Mental Health, Mind/Body, Self-regulation, Stress
Good discussion at Scientific American Mind on Can We Control Our Fears?
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March 29, 2007 at 9:25 pm · Filed under Attention and ADD/ ADHD, Biology, Brain anatomy and imaging, Brain Fitness, Brain health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Mental Health, Mind Fitness, Neuropsychology
Brain knows when to really pay attention
“WASHINGTON – Spot a bear in the woods, and a different part of your brain will yell “pay attention” than if you were studying bears at the zoo. …“
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