Cognitive performance Archives

Anne-Laure Le Cunff June 8, 2022March 23, 2023 Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive performance, Education, Learning, Memory, Working memory

Neuro Primer: Working Memory Capacity

The brain has three broad types of memory: sensory memory, working memory, and long-term memory. Sensory memory briefly holds unprocessed information retained in the sensory system; working memory temporarily stores… Read More

Cognition Learning and Memory Movement

Carolyn Amir March 1, 2022May 18, 2022 Cognition, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Improvements, Cognitive performance, Memory, Neurodegeneration, neuroprotective, Weight Training

How Weight Lifting Gets the Brain in Shape

Weight trainers often espouse the “mind-muscle connection”. But what actually happens to the brain during strength training? Surprisingly, even a few weeks of weight training alter the nervous system, and… Read More

Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Gabrielle Torre October 10, 2018October 8, 2018 AD, Age-related cognitive decline, Aging, ALS, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyloid, amyloid plaques, Baby Boomers, beta-amyloid, Brain activation, Brain cells, Cardiovascular health, Childhood, Cognition, Cognitive performance, Cortex, dementia, Disease, Executive function, Exercise, Genetics, glutamate, Hippocampus, Longevity, Memory, Memory decline, myelin, Nervous System, Neurogenesis, Neuroimaging, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Normal aging, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Plasticity, Quality of life, Research, Science, Sleep, Sleep habits, Ventricles, Working memory

Neuro Primer: Aging

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