Study: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), not medication, drives long-term rewiring of the brain to help reduce psychosis symptoms

Talk­ing ther­a­py changes the brain’s wiring, study reveals for first time (Sci­enceDai­ly): “A new study from King’s Col­lege Lon­don and South Lon­don and Maud­s­ley NHS Foun­da­tion Trust has shown for the first time that cog­ni­tive behav­iour ther­a­py (CBT) strength­ens spe­cif­ic con­nec­tions in the brains of peo­ple with psy­chosis, and that these stronger con­nec­tions are associated…

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Fast cycling can help Parkinson’s Disease patients strengthen brain connectivity for motor ability

Exer­cise Rate Relat­ed to Improve­ments in Parkinson’s Dis­ease (RSNA release): “Peo­ple with Parkin­son’s dis­ease ben­e­fit from exer­cise pro­grams on sta­tion­ary bicy­cles, with the great­est effect for those who ped­al faster, accord­ing to a study pre­sent­ed today at the annu­al meet­ing of the Radi­o­log­i­cal Soci­ety of North Amer­i­ca (RSNA). Func­tion­al con­nec­tiv­i­ty mag­net­ic res­o­nance imag­ing (fcM­RI) data…

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Update: From “Does Brain Training Work?” To How, When, for Whom It Can Work

Time for Sharp­Brains’ June 2012 eNewslet­ter, fea­tur­ing in this occa­sion sev­er­al arti­cles which, para­phras­ing hock­ey play­er Wayne Gret­zky, rein­force the need for every­one with a brain to “skate to where the (brain health) puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Fea­tured Per­spec­tives Why Being Young for Grade Increas­es Odds of ADHD Diag­no­sis and Stim­u­lant Medication,…

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