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Huffpost: Study Reveals Doing This Highly Enjoyable Activity Every Day Could Lower Your Dementia Risk By Nearly 40%

Posted on March 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Study Reveals Doing This Highly Enjoyable Activity Every Day Could Lower Your Dementia Risk By Nearly 40% “It engages multiple brain areas at once, acting like a full-brain workout,” experts say. By Brittany Wong Mar 1, 2026, 07:00 AM EST16 COMMENTS … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain’s “On-Switch” for Imagination Found. Comment: Post TBI, lost imagination. Search site Aphantasia. Quote: So profound a loss “Visual imagination, or “seeing in the mind’s eye,” is a unique function that allows people to relive past events, solve problems and envision the future.”

Posted on March 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

New research identifies the fusiform imagery node as the essential brain region for visual imagination, providing a biological basis for aphantasia. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain’s “On-Switch” for Imagination Found FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience ·March 3, 2026 Summary: About 3% of people are born … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: High-Speed Eye Tests Detect “Invisible” Brain Injuries

Posted on March 3, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

High-Speed Eye Tests Detect “Invisible” Brain Injuries FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·March 2, 2026 Summary: Can a single concussion from your youth still affect your brain ten or twenty years later? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Researchers used advanced eye-tracking technology … Continue reading →

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MIT Press:Bioethics Was Forged in Horror. It Can Be Lost the Same Way.

Posted on February 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Bioethics Was Forged in Horror. It Can Be Lost the Same Way. Wars and ethical disasters laid the groundwork for global rules around medical research. But the pandemic and Trump’s presidency reveal how fragile they remain. By: The Editors       … Continue reading →

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As SuperAgers age, they make at least twice as many new neurons as their peers. Comment: Hope for people who have had TBI or even a stroke. Cognitive reserve should be part of every person’s daily routine.

Posted on February 28, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Northwestern Now As SuperAgers age, they make at least twice as many new neurons as their peers SuperAgers’ hippocampi have a unique environment that supports the birth, survival of new neurons February 25, 2026 | By Kristin Samuelson A new study … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Chatbots Can Worsen Delusions and Mania

Posted on February 24, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

New research indicates that the agreeable nature of AI chatbots can unintentionally consolidate delusions and exacerbate symptoms in patients with severe psychiatric disorders. Credit: Neuroscience News Chatbots Can Worsen Delusions and Mania FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·February 23, 2026 Summary: For many, AI chatbots … Continue reading →

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OCD Brains Work Harder to Stay on Track. Comment: Constant twiddling hair both sides especially during school … OCD made it particularly difficult to adapt to effects of TBI but as the doctors bluff “every brain injury differs from person to person”. Method I use I count to 5 in a batch. Written about in my book “Fortune Favours the Brave” Amazon

Posted on February 23, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

OCD Brains Work Harder to Stay on Track FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·February 21, 2026 Summary: Getting dressed in the morning seems like a simple sequence, but for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the brain may be working overtime just to keep from “getting … Continue reading →

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Yale University: How Our Past Trauma Drives Our Brain’s Response to New Stress

Posted on February 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

In Depth How Our Past Trauma Drives Our Brain’s Response to New Stress By Isabella Backman August 2025 3 Minute Read Share article A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences offers insight into how past stress impacts a person’s … Continue reading →

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Last January, Dr Sean Maskey found hundreds of children who had attended the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in South Kerry had received substandard care, with significant harm caused to 46 children due to the inappropriate prescription of medication.  By: Joan Cronin lectures in social work at the School of Applied Social Studies in University College Cork. The article is written in 2023 yet Government continue to drag their heels.

Posted on February 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

JOIN NOW MEMBERS LOGIN 19 Jan, 2023 A family in Kerry talking to a consultant psychiatrist in Doha will not solve Camhs crisis One year after the Maskey Report, its core recommendation that trust in the service must be restored appears … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry.com Brain Training Could Delay Dementia for Years

Posted on February 18, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Alzheimer Disease • Dementia Brain Training Could Delay Dementia for Years Clinical relevance: A long-term study suggests that brief, targeted speed-of-processing brain training—especially with booster sessions—may cut dementia risk by about a quarter over two decades. Just a little bit of brain … Continue reading →

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