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Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer 

Neuro Primer: Telomeres

Marta Garo-Pascual , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
By Marta Garo-Pascual Telomeres are the “shoelace caps” of linear chromosomes and, as shoelace caps protect shoelaces, telomeres serve a protective role for chromosomes. Barbara McClintock and Hermann Muller described… Read more
Aging Cognition 

Is Aging a Curable Disease?

Arielle Hogan , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
By Arielle Hogan As you sit here reading this article, your cells are working away in your body performing all the diverse biochemical reactions necessary to keep you going. As… Read more
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Neuro Cartilla: El Envejecimiento

Gabrielle Torre , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Aging, Gabrielle Torre Traducido por Daniela Semerjian ~~~ ¿Qué le sucede al cerebro en el envejecimiento? El envejecimiento normal viene con muchos cambios en la estructura… Read more
Aging Culture Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders 

Food for Your Brain: Mediterranean Diet May Help Your Neurons Live Longer

Marco Travaglio , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Historians consider it one of the ‘cradles of civilization,’ but for many scientists today the real value of the Mediterranean basin does not lie in its contribution to history. Home… Read more
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Neuro Primer: Aging

Gabrielle Torre , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more
Brain Development Culture 

What Were You Thinking!?: Teenagers show different processing of positive and negative consequences across adolescence

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Anyone who has spent time around teenagers knows they don’t always consider the full consequences of their actions. Just consider the dozens of YouTube videos involving falling dressers or fireworks… Read more
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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Discusses the Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain

Jillian L. Shaw , , , , , , , , , , ,
What brain regions are employed when we interact with other people?  Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains the “social brain” in her TED talk and sheds light on the complex networks… Read more
Dendritic Spines Knowing Neurons
Aging Learning and Memory Neuro News 

Keeping Memories Fresh by Keeping Glutamate In Check

Kate Fehlhaber , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
We are another year older, perhaps a little wiser, and probably more forgetful.  Indeed, making memories is quite a process in the brain: specific synaptic connections are strengthened and new… Read more
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Your Brain Breathes Too

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I live in Los Angeles and it’s unfortunate, but true, that the brown cloud of smog hanging over our city is as much an icon of LA as the Hollywood… Read more
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Magnesium Supplement to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Ryan Jones , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The human brain contains roughly eighty-six billion (~10^10) neurons, each of which forms approximately ten thousand (10^4) synaptic connections with other neurons. Therefore, on average, there are one hundred trillion… Read more
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