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Neuroscience News.com: How the Brain Processes Visual Information

Posted on December 21, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Targeted or Broadcast? How the Brain Processes Visual Information Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience ·December 17, 2024 Summary: Researchers have uncovered how visual information is processed across the brain’s complex and flexible networks. One study showed visual signals are selectively targeted or … Continue reading →

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Broca’s Aphasia explained. Previous article in Nature is about how science is progressing. Experienced Brocas as a result of TBI – this sums up the frustration in trying to speak with people “It takes a lot of effort to say a complete sentence so you may remove certain words to make it easier.” So that people understand Brocas, we will look at what the Cleveland Clinic has to say. There is one positive point to Brocas, you become a good listener.

Posted on December 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Home/ Health Library/ Diseases & Conditions/ Broca’s Aphasia Broca’s Aphasia Broca’s aphasia is a language disorder that affects communication. You know what to say but have trouble speaking. It takes a lot of effort to say a complete sentence so … Continue reading →

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Nature: Brain’s language region seen in unprecedented detail. (TBI explained to me as “everything inside the protective skull is shaken especially if horseriding”). Brocas is one of the most difficult impediments because it is silent to the outsider world other than people find it difficult to understand your construction of sentences to fact and meaning.

Posted on December 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Brain’s language region seen in unprecedented detail A new cellular atlas of Broca’s area will help studying how speech is produced and understood. Leggi in italiano An international research team has created the first cell-by-cell atlas of a part of … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News.com: Sitting down and Brain Health: it is what you are doing that makes a difference. TV/Gaming not so good but knitting, reading… these are good for brain health

Posted on December 17, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Some Sedentary Activities Are Good For Brain Health FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience ·December 16, 2024 Summary: New research highlights that some sedentary activities, like reading or crafting, are better for brain health than others, such as watching TV or gaming. A study of 397 … Continue reading →

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Brain-Wide Connections Predict Human Intelligence

Posted on December 13, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Brain-Wide Connections Predict Human Intelligence FeaturedNeuroscience ·December 11, 2024 Summary: A recent study explores how connections across the entire brain predict human intelligence, moving beyond traditional focus on specific brain areas like the prefrontal cortex. Using fMRI data from over 800 … Continue reading →

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Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (MIT). Commernt: post TBI 30 yrs on, I can identify with this; it seems like agoraphobia entrenched in fear. “Neurons represent individual locations, but together they don’t form a map. But on day 5 they form a map. If you want a map, you need all these neurons to work together in a coordinated ensemble.”

Posted on December 12, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

December 10, 2024 Research Findings Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces Place cells are well known to encode individual locations, but new experiments and analysis indicate that stitching together a “cognitive map” of a … Continue reading →

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Why Fidgeting Bothers Some People

Posted on December 10, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Why Fidgeting Bothers Some People FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·December 7, 2024 Summary: Misokinesia, affecting about one-third of individuals, is an aversion to repetitive bodily movements like fidgeting, causing emotional, cognitive, and physical distress. New research explores its impact on daily life, relationships, and … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Why Your Child Keeps Rewatching That Show (and Why It’s Good)

Posted on December 9, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Why Your Child Keeps Rewatching That Show (and Why It’s Good) FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·December 7, 2024 Summary: Children’s love for repeating shows, books, or activities is more than a quirk—it supports learning and emotional wellbeing. Cognitive science reveals that repetition helps kids … Continue reading →

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Chris Hedges: CEO Brian Thompson murder “But it would not surprise me if the killer stalked Thompson because UnitedHealthcare had denied medical coverage, or forced a family or an individual into bankruptcy, after the company failed to cover a serious illness.” Quote: “Exorbitant medical bills account for about 40 percent bankruptcies…”

Posted on December 7, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

See new posts Conversation Chris Hedges @ChrisLynnHedges We do not yet know the motive for the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. But it would not surprise me if the killer stalked Thompson because UnitedHealthcare had denied medical coverage, or … Continue reading →

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The Guardian – article more than months old. ‘Alarming’ surge in mental ill health among young people in face of ‘unprecedented’ challenges, experts warn. Quote: While mental ill-health accounts for at least 45% of the overall burden of disease in people aged 10 to 24, only 2% of global health budgets are devoted to mental healthcare, the report found. Another quote; a stark warning. One 23-year-old who advises Orygen on its youth strategies, who only wanted to be identified as Li, said that she was first exposed to pornography online when she was just 12 and this had a lasting and devastating impact on her self-esteem and body image.

Posted on December 1, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Mental health  This article is more than 3 months old ‘Alarming’ surge in mental ill health among young people in face of ‘unprecedented’ challenges, experts warn This article is more than 3 months old Insecure employment, climate crisis and social media … Continue reading →

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