Reducing brain activity aids memory after cognitive declineThe JHU GazetteTo test how a reduction in that hippocampal activity would affect human patients with aMCI, Gallagher's team administered a low dose of a drug clinically used to treat epilepsy. The goal was to reduce the test subjects' activity to levels that were ...
14 May 2012 | 5:40 am
PsychCentral.comReducing Specific Brain Activity May Slow Memory LossPsychCentral.comTo test how a reduction in that hippocampal activity would affect patients with aMCI, Gallagher's team administered a low dose of a drug used to treat epilepsy. The goal was to reduce the test subjects' activity to levels that were similar to those of ...and more »
11 May 2012 | 4:14 am
SeniorJournal.comReducing Brain Activity Improves Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive ImpairmentSeniorJournal.comAmnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), where memory is worse than would be expected for a person's age, is one such disorder. Elderly with silent strokes scored worse on memory tests, even if hippocampus was normal size - Jan.and more »
9 May 2012 | 2:17 pm