http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/thoughts.php The Human Brain Scientists decode brain waves to eavesdrop on what we hear - Success opens door to hearing imagined conversations of paralyzed patients. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:22:30 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/thoughts.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-shrinkage.php The Human Brain New research has found that elderly people with higher levels of several vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had better performance on mental acuity tests and less of the brain shrinkage typical of Alzheimer's disease - while "junk food" diets produced just the opposite result. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:15:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-shrinkage.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/stringing.php The Human Brain How the brain strings words into sentences - Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative diseases. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:59:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/stringing.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/communication-function.php The Human Brain Discovery about a part of the brains complex communication system could form basis for development of better medicines for patients with psychiatric disorders. Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:03:18 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/communication-function.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/synesthesia.php The Human Brain Synesthesia is a neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:18:20 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/synesthesia.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/alike.php The Human Brain Clues to why they all look alike - Research sheds light on the well-documented other-race effect. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:41:02 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/alike.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/restoring-memory.php The Human Brain Scientists have developed a way to turn memories on and off literally with the flip of a switch. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:26:14 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/restoring-memory.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-cells.php The Human Brain A research breakthrough has proven that it is possible to reprogram mature cells from human skin directly into brain cells, without passing through the stem cell stage. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:19:01 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-cells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/mind-body.php The Human Brain Conflict Between the Mind and Body Helps People Think Outside the Box. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:10:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/mind-body.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/remembering.php The Human Brain As time goes by, it gets tougher to "just remember this". Sat, 14 May 2011 15:52:20 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/remembering.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/gut-feelings.php The Human Brain Knowing it in your gut is real - Cross-talk between bacteria in our gut and our brain. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:36:31 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/gut-feelings.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/memory-making.php The Human Brain You may remember the color of your loved one's eyes for years. But how? Scientists believe that long-term potentiation (LTP) – the long-lasting increase of signals across a connection between brain cells - underlies our ability to remember over time and to learn, but how that happens is a central question in neuroscience. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:18:51 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/memory-making.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/cerebellum.php The Human Brain Hereditary diseases such as epilepsy or various coordination disorders may be caused by changes in nerve cells of the cerebellum, which do not set in until after birth. This is reported by Bochum’s neuroscientists in the Journal of Neuroscience. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:11:22 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/cerebellum.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/reorganize.php The Human Brain Researchers gain new insight into the brain's ability to reorganize itself - After disruption, mouse brains shift key functions associated with learning and memory, U-M study finds. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:07:34 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/reorganize.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-waves.php The Human Brain A UC Berkeley study suggests we're busy recharging our brain’s learning capacity during a dreamless light slumber that takes up half our sleeping hours. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:05:47 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/brain-waves.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/cerebellum-intelligence.php The Human Brain New study suggests link between cerebellar volume and cognitive ability in older adults. Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:02:03 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/cerebellum-intelligence.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/healthy-brain.php The Human Brain As the average life span becomes longer, dementia becomes more common. Swedish scientist Laura Fratiglioni has shown that everyone can minimize his or her risk of being affected. Factors from blood pressure and weight to the degree of physical and mental activity can influence cognitive functioning as one gets older. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:56:55 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/healthy-brain.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/vision-brain.php The Human Brain Brain Doesn't Need Vision at all in Order to "Read" Material Report Hebrew University, French researchers. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:18:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/vision-brain.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/birth-size.php Cognitive Disabilities Brain function linked to birth size in groundbreaking new study... Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:39:48 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/cognitive/birth-size.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/learning-mistakes.php The Human Brain In the developing brain, countless nerve connections are made which turn out to be inappropriate and as a result must eventually be removed. The process of establishing a neuronal network does not always prove precise or error free. Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:34:30 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/brain/learning-mistakes.php