It seems amazing to think that a species of sea snails can hold the key for scientists to understand how the brain processes learning and enhances memory. If the studies prove to be conclusive the small mollusk could be instrumental in helping people who suffer brain damage from aging, strokes, traumatic brain injury or congenital [...]
Does this story sound familiar? “Several days ago as I left a meeting at our church, I desperately gave myself a personal TSA - style pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing.†“Suddenly I realized, I must have left [...]
An animal study published in the September 21st (2011) edition of the Journal of Neuroscience, has some positive results that could help in understanding how the brain processes memory, and could lead to development of treatment of neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have found that stimulating a specific [...]
Adina Weiss had a learning disability that experts labeled, "auditory processing disorder." Her mother, Shaindy, described her as a toddler as being a “little spacey†with delayed speech. Their pediatrician said it was something the girl would grow out of. As she got older and started school she did not grow out of it and [...]
