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Computer exercises improve memory and attention PhysOrg Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:06 AM PST Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and lead to faster thinking. Noninvasive screening test may detect narrowing in intracranial stents PhysOrg Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:06 AM PST Great advances have been made in treating blockages in the arteries of the brain using angioplasty to widen the narrowed artery and a stent to hold the artery open. However, in-stent stenosis, or a re-blockage of the artery within the stent due to scar tissue or blood clots, is estimated to occur in up to 30 percent of patients and can cause a stroke or death. Read my lips: Using multiple senses in speech perception (Video) PhysOrg Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:06 AM PST When someone speaks to you, do you see what they are saying? We tend to think of speech as being something we hear, but recent studies suggest that we use a variety of senses for speech perception - that the brain treats speech as something we hear, see and even feel. In a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, ... Brain Plasticity Scientific American Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:05 AM PST The pirate look is a time-honored way to fix children’s “lazy eye”: the patch over the good eye forces the weak one to work, thereby preventing its deterioration. Playing video games helps, too. The neural cells corresponding to both eyes then learn to fire in synchrony so that the brain wires itself for the stereo vision required for depth perception. Left untreated past a critical age, lazy ... Trial involving Martin Memorial Medical Center over 2003 deportation likely to begin in September Stuart News Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST A trial alleging claims of false imprisonment against Martin Memorial Medical Center over the deportation in 2003 of a brain-damaged Guatemala native likely will begin in September, an attorney in the case confirmed. Sleeping brain is still hard at work: Mechanisms for consolidation of cortical plasticity PhysOrg Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:51 AM PST New research provides strong support for the idea that one of the key functions of sleep is the consolidation of memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 12th issue of the journal Neuron, provides fascinating insight into the cellular mechanisms that govern the sleep-dependent consolidation of experiences that occur while we are awake. This is Your Brain on Ice NBC 5 Chicago Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:47 AM PST Doctors cool the body to preserve brain function in patients who've suffered a cardia arrest In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to Brain New York Times Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:45 AM PST An advance in prosthetic arms allows people to move them more automatically than ever. Community Rallies Around Fire Captain Battling Brain Tumor The Cape Cod Chronicle Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:41 AM PST EAST HARWICH â€" There’s a well-known photo of firefighter Robert Johnson at the tip of the ladder pipe, high above the blazing Old Colony Bowling Center in Harwich Port in 1984. He’s in his glory, performing an aerial act without a safety net. Motocross star Lusk dies of crash injuries Moldova.org Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:39 AM PST Motocross star Jeremy Lusk has died after suffering brain and spinal cord injuries in a crash in Costa Rica, a hospital spokesman said. Lusk was 24.A spokesman for Calderon Guardia Hospital in San Jose, Costa Rica, said Lusk was injured in a race during the weekend, the Los Angeles Times said Wednesday.Prior to his death Tuesday, Lusk had been in a medically induced coma due to brain ...

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