Posts Tagged ‘neuropsychological’
Cognitive training, diet, exercise, and vascular management seen to improve cognition even in people with genetic predisposition for dementia (APOE e4)
___ How do genetics impact early intervention for dementia? (Medical News Bulletin): “Cardiovascular and neurological diseases, such as dementia, have been linked to dysfunction of a variation of the apolipoprotein E, or APOE, gene, called the APOE e4 allele…The Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) evaluated whether the effectiveness of…
Read MoreMindstrong Health identifies digital biomarkers of cognitive function using smartphone data
___ mHealth Research on Mental Health Taps Into One’s Tapping Habits (mHealth Intelligence): “Healthcare providers looking to use mHealth in behavioral health treatment have long struggled to make the technology unobtrusive. But recent research suggests that remote monitoring of people with mental health issues could be done by analyzing their smartphone habits. A recent report…
Read MoreEvidence review finds that computer-based cognitive training can significantly improve memory in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)
___ Computer-Based Cognitive Training Improves Memory Domains in Multiple Sclerosis (Neurology Advisor): “Computer-based cognitive training may assist in improving memory in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a systematic review published in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. A total of 9 studies reporting the use of computer-based cognitive training in patients with MS were…
Read MoreUT Dallas researcher secures $2.7m grant to better monitor and address TBI-related cognitive and functional deficits
Scientist Gets Grant for Study of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries (UT Dallas release): A researcher from the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas has been awarded a $2.7 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) under the Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program. The grant, awarded to Dr. Daniel Krawczyk, deputy director of the…
Read MoreStudy: Disruptions in brain connectivity may explain TBI-related cognitive deficits
Brain connectivity disruptions may explain cognitive deficits in people with brain injury (UT-Dallas release): “Cognitive impairment following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common, often adversely affecting quality of life for those 1.7 million Americans who experience a TBI each year. Researchers at
Read MoreStudy: Judicial opinions mentioning neuroscientific evidence doubled between 2005 and 2012
The Brain Gets Its Day in Court (The Atlantic): “The crime was brutal…Detrich is still on death row today as the appeals process drags on, but in 2010, his lawyers achieved a victory of sorts. They claimed that
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