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Category: St. Lawrence Neuroscience

Students from St. Lawrence University explain the latest research in Neuroscience!
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Children trained in one intellectual skill don’t necessarily improve in others

Posted on February 24, 2025February 12, 2025 by Sciworthy

Scientists showed that training children to inhibit their reward responses using video games didn’t improve their other cognitive skills.

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    Could diet impact your risk of dementia?

    Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Scientists found that adhering to a diet with more poultry and less red meat may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in people who are…

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      Blocking this enzyme could prevent inflammation after a stroke

      Posted on January 27, 2025January 22, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Scientists reduced the impacts of a damaging immune response in mice who survived a stroke by inhibiting a common enzyme that causes…

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        How aging brains recognize music

        Posted on January 16, 2025January 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers measured brain connections during musical processing in young and old participants and found that older participants had more…

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          A new way to help Parkinson’s patients walk

          Posted on January 9, 2025February 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Scientists used non-invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease walk farther and faster.

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