Researchers found the brain regions critical for learning and remembering speech are primarily sensory rather than motor — a finding with implications for speech therapy.
Tag: Brain
Scientists Discover Ancient Brain Cells Acting as Built-in Focus Filter to Block Distractions
A small group of neurons found in an ancient brain region can temporarily suppress competing stimuli helping the brain concentrate on priority tasks.
Scientists Reprogram Brain Immune Cells Called Microglia to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease
New research demonstrates that reprogramming microglia to be more aggressive against amyloid plaques could slow Alzheimer’s progression.
Scientists Discover Ancient Brain Cells That Act as a Built-In Focus Filter to Block Distractions
Tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region helps the brain ignore irrelevant stimuli and zero in on what matters most.
Brain Health Can Improve Into Your 90s Three-Year Study of 4000 Adults Finds
A study spanning ages 19 to 94 found cognitive health can improve at any life stage completely undermining the assumption that mental sharpness must decline with age.
Scientists Reprogram Brain Immune Cells to Fight Alzheimers in Baylor Research
Baylor College of Medicine researchers showed that microglia could be reprogrammed to more effectively clear the protein buildups associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
Scientists Discover Ancient Brain Neurons That Act as Built-In Focus Filter
Researchers found a tiny group of neurons in an ancient brain region that helps block distractions; switching them off caused animals to become easily distracted.
Scientists Reprogram Brain Immune Cells to Fight Alzheimer’s Using New Molecule OLE
The treatment restored microglia to a protective state reduced toxic plaque buildup and improved memory outcomes in Alzheimer’s disease models.
Brain Study: Speech Learning Relies More on Sound and Sensation Processing Than Motor Control Areas
The discovery challenges existing models of language acquisition and could improve speech therapy approaches for people with communication disorders.
Brain Health Can Improve Well Into Your 90s Three-Year Study of Nearly 4000 Adults Confirms
Researchers found that mental sharpness is not inevitably lost with age and that even participants in their 90s showed meaningful cognitive improvements over three years.