Aging – Knowing Neurons

Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer

Neuro Primer: Telomeres

noviembre 29, 2022noviembre 27, 2022 Marta Garo-Pascual 0 comentarios Aging, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, cell division, Chromosome, DNA, Enzyme, Genetics, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, replication, telomerase, telomeres, Therapy

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… Leer más

A Close Up Look Infographics

A Close Up Look 17 – Caloric Restriction

agosto 24, 2022agosto 24, 2022 Gil Torten Aging, bma1 gene, caloric restriction, clock gene, Diet, Drosophila, fasting, Flies, lifespan, Photoreceptors, phototoxicity, proteins, Retina, Study, visual decline

Read this infographic by Gil Torten to learn more about how retinal light exposure and diet affects the lifespan of flies!… Leer más

Aging Cognición

Is Aging a Curable Disease?

agosto 9, 2022agosto 13, 2022 Arielle Hogan Aging, Animal research, anti-aging, cell environment, Cells, Central nervous system, cerebral spinal fluid, circulatory system, Cognitive Decline, CSF transfusion, Disease, DNA, gene expression, Longevity, Methylation, parabiosis, Progenitor Cell, White matter

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… Leer más

Aging Infographics Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Knowing Parkinson’s Disease

abril 29, 2022abril 29, 2022 Arielle Hogan Aging, Bradykinesia, Dopamina, Neurodegeneration, Neurological Disorder, Parkinson's Disease

A Close Up Look Aging

A Close Up Look 13 – Aging

marzo 15, 2022marzo 14, 2022 Gil Torten Aging, degeneration, Epigenetics, Glaucoma, Senescence, Visión

In this new installment of our infographic series, A Close Up Look, KN Illustrator Gil Torten takes us on a journey through the affects of aging on vision. Check… Leer más

Neuro Primer: Aging Feature Image

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Neuro Cartilla: El Envejecimiento

junio 26, 2021agosto 6, 2021 Gabrielle Torre AD, Age-related cognitive decline, Aging, ALS, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, Amyloid, amyloid plaques, Baby Boomers, beta-amyloid, Brain activation, Brain cells, Cardiovascular health, Childhood, Cognición, Cognitive performance, Corteza, dementia, Disease, Executive function, Exercise, Genetics, glutamato, Hippocampus, Longevity, Memory, dismunción de la memoria, myelin, sistema nervioso, Neurogenesis, neuroimagen, Neuronas, Neuroplasticity, Neurociencia, Neurotransmitters, Normal aging, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Plasticity, Quality of life, Investigar, Science, Sleep, Sleep habits, Ventricles, Working memory

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… Leer más

Aging Aprendizaje y Memoria Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Uncategorized

The Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease

diciembre 6, 2018diciembre 5, 2018 Khayla Black Aging, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, Amyloid beta, amyloid plaque, dementia, neurofibrillary tangles, Tau

Whether it be forgetting 20 years of your life or having the same conversation every five minutes only to forget it each time, memory impairment can take a large toll… Leer más

Aging Culture Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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

noviembre 28, 2018noviembre 27, 2018 Marco Travaglio Aging, Alzeihmer's disease, Cerebro, dementia, dietary fat, Fat, Food, income, Aprendizaje, MeDi, Mediterranean Diet, Memory, Oxidative stress, socioeconomic status

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… Leer más

Neuro Primer: Aging Feature Image

Aging Brain Basics Neuro Primer Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Neuro Primer: Aging

octubre 10, 2018octubre 8, 2018 Gabrielle Torre AD, Age-related cognitive decline, Aging, ALS, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, Amyloid, amyloid plaques, Baby Boomers, beta-amyloid, Brain activation, Brain cells, Cardiovascular health, Childhood, Cognición, Cognitive performance, Corteza, dementia, Disease, Executive function, Exercise, Genetics, glutamato, Hippocampus, Longevity, Memory, dismunción de la memoria, myelin, sistema nervioso, Neurogenesis, neuroimagen, Neuronas, Neuroplasticity, Neurociencia, Neurotransmitters, Normal aging, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Plasticity, Quality of life, Investigar, Science, Sleep, Sleep habits, Ventricles, Working memory

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… Leer más

Brain Development Culture

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

agosto 23, 2018agosto 23, 2018 Jack-Morgan Mizell Adolescence, Adolescent, Adults, Aging, Anterior insula, Cerebro, Actividad cerebral, Brain vulnerability, Cognitive neuroscience, Consequences, Decision-making, Desarrollo, Experience, Harvard, Insula, neurobiology, Neurodevelopment, Neurociencia, Sensory systems, Spindle neuron, Striatum, Teenagers, Teens, Von Economo neuron, WHO, World Health Organization

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… Leer más

Neuron Transplantation Cartoon

Out with the Old, in with the New – Can Neuron Transplantation Stop Brain Aging?

mayo 2, 2018mayo 2, 2018 Sophie Fessl Aging, cell replacement, cell transplantation, head transplantation, identity, organoid, Plasticity, Self

his past November, neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero connected a dead person’s head to a different corpse – a procedure he claimed to be a “successful head transplant.” His assertion was attacked by… Leer más

Brain Development Did You Know? Videos

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Discusses the Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain

noviembre 20, 2015marzo 5, 2017 Jillian L. Shaw Adolescent, Age, Aging, Cerebro, Cognitive, Desarrollo, Mature, Neurociencia, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Social Brain, TED, Teen

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… Leer más

Dendritic Spines Knowing Neurons

Aging Aprendizaje y Memoria Neuro News

Keeping Memories Fresh by Keeping Glutamate In Check

enero 21, 2015marzo 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2014, Aging, enfermedad de Alzheimer, Dendrite, glutamato, Glutamatergic, Hippocampus, Long-term potentiation, LTP, Memory, Morrison, Neuroplasticity, Pereira, PNAS, la corteza prefrontal, Riluzole, Spine

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… Leer más

Your Brain Breathes Too by Knowing Neurons

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Your Brain Breathes Too

enero 29, 2014marzo 5, 2017 knowingneurons Aging, Air pollution, BBB, Blood-brain barrier, Cerebro, Breathe, Cell death, Dysfunction, Epidemiological, Los Angeles, Lungs, Neurotoxicity, Neurotoxocology, Oxidative stress, Pollution, Smog, Tight junctions

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… Leer más

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Magnesium Supplement to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

mayo 27, 2013marzo 5, 2017 Ryan Jones AD, AD-mice, Age, Aging, Alzheimer's, enfermedad de Alzheimer, and Synaptic Plasticity in the Infralimbic Prefrontal Cortex and Lateral Amygdala, dementia, Effects of Elevation of Brain Magnesium on Fear Conditioning, Elderly, Elevation of Brain Magnesium Prevents and Reverses Cognitive Deficits and Synaptic Loss in Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model, Emotion, Enhancement of Learning and Memory by Elevating Brain Magnesium, Enhancement of Synaptic Plasticity through Chronically Reduced Ca2+ Flux during Uncorrelated Activity, Fear Extinction, Journal of Neuroscience, Aprendizaje, Liu, Magnesium, Memory, Mg2+, MIT, Neurona, NMDA, NMDA receptors, Old, Slutsky, Supplement, Synapse, Synaptic function, Synaptic loss

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… Leer más

Aging Did You Know? Aprendizaje y Memoria

Leisure for the Body. Labor for the Brain.

noviembre 28, 2012marzo 5, 2017 Anita Activity, Aging, Cognitive Reserve and Lifestyle, Leisure, Memory, Scarmeas

What do you do when you take a break from work? In your leisure time, what is something that you routinely find yourself doing? What is your default solution to… Leer más