Article: Lefties doing all right now; POPULATION.(News)

Article: Dream way of passing exams?
The Daily Mail (London, England);  April 26, 2001 ;     172 words ......properly. Their study, published in the journal Neuron, found that brain connections, which control learning and memory, grow twice as fast during...the effect of environmental stimuli on the development of new brain connections.'

Article: YOUNGEST BRAIN CONNECTIONS DEGRADE FIRST
United Press International;  July 12, 2004 ;     188 words ...United Press International 07-12-2004 Youngest brain connections degrade first LOS ANGELES, Jul 12, 2004 (United...attacks the brain. This toxic environment disrupts brain connections and eventually leads to the brain- and mind-destroying...

Article: Daydream on.(Letter to the editor)
Science News;  March 4, 2006 ;     167 words ......thought and daydreaming in people ( Alzheimer Clue: Busy brain connections may have downside, SN: 1/7/06, p. 3). Who can claim a basis...In the article, scientists drew the conclusion that busy brain connections may have the downside of producing amyloid beta, the waxy...

Article: UT Southwestern scientists' findings may lead to new drug-abuse treatments.
NewsRx Health;  September 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......MEF2 normally reduces the number of brain connections, suppressing MEF2 leads to an increase...Our findings suggest that increased brain connections during chronic drug use may actually...function of MEF2, resulting in new brain connections. To investigate the relationship...

Article: Tune in to TV or radio for area school closings.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 4, 2000 ;     358 words ......curriculum is based on the latest brain development studies which link early stimulation with more brain connections and more brain connections with greater learning. The program helps translate this research into practical information and...

Article: MRI analysis shows brain connections that develop last decline first.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  August 7, 2004 ;     600 words ......toxins attacks the brain. This toxic environment disrupts brain connections and eventually also leads to the brain/mind-destroying...functions develop later in the genu. The team found that the brain connections deteriorated three times as fast in the genu compared to...

Article: WVU researchers find possible memory aid
Charleston Gazette;  December 5, 2007 ;     518 words ......Morgantown found that the cancer drug Bryostatin stimulates brain connections in rats. The drug essentially rewires the brain, according...those animals," Alkon said. Bryostatin also may stimulate brain connections when paired with learning exercises, which could lead to...

Article: AN ACTIVE MIND HELPS WARD OFF ALZHEIMER'S.(CNY)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  April 6, 2003 ;     79 words ......those who engage in abstract thinking are at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, perhaps because of stronger brain connections. In one study, the University of Kentucky's David Snowdon looked at the early writings of 678 aged nuns. The better the...

Article: In Georgia, Classical Babies?
The Washington Post;  January 14, 1998 ;     140 words ......to an infant, talking with an infant and especially having that infant listen to soothing music helps those trillions of brain connections to develop, especially the ones related to math," he said. Miller said he had asked Atlanta Symphony Conductor Yoel Levi...

Article: Carnosine acid may aid memory, says study.(study results of Nagase Sangyo Ltd.)(Brief article)
Nutraceuticals International;  April 1, 2006 ;     125 words ......and medical equipment, says that carnosine acid, which is found in rosemary extract, assists in the formation of neural brain connections thought to play a role in memory. The findings are based on a study carried out by Tetsuro Fujita at Kyoto University...

Article: DOCTORS GET FIRST VIEW OF DEVASTATING DISEASE
The Boston Globe;  October 26, 2004 ;     176 words ...Almost a century ago, scientists proposed that schizophrenia could be caused by disrupted brain connections, but only now are imaging technologies allowing scientists to find physical evidence linking schizoprehnic patients' symptoms to...

Article: Health: Brain connections strengthen during waking hours.
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  January 30, 2008 ;     645 words ......January 30 (PPI) : A new research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health suggests that brain connections strengthen during waking hours, supporting the idea that sleep plays a critical role in the brains ability to change in...

Article: Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge.(Brief article)(Book review)
Science News;  October 28, 2006 ;     160 words ......possibility of a device that could experience the world as people do. He explains that the brain is not a computer. Instead, brain connections are formed anew and selected in response to inputs from the body and from the outside world. He reviews the latest research...

Article: What's known about the developing brain
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  May 23, 2003 ;     250 words ......through trillions of brain-cell connections made by sight, sound, smell, touch and movement. Positive experiences enhance brain connections, and negative experiences damage them. [] Young brains work at warp speed. An infant's brain can form new learning connections...