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A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

The Hindu  

Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced the activity arises from within the brain and coins the term “electroencephalogram.” It is 10 years before the scientific community accepts Berger’s work, birthing the field of electroencephalography, or EEG for short. Today, …

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A fitness tracker could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s during sleep
1 year, 4 months ago

A fitness tracker could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s during sleep

Live Mint  

An early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, which affects memory thinking skills, and quality of life, can help people and their caregivers educate themselves about it, explore therapeutic measures to help with potential cognitive decline and make informed choices. A new study has developed a unique way to identify the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease using a headband device. The study, …

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How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study
1 year, 6 months ago

How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

For Parkinson's disease patients, a few minutes of data collected from a single electrode put on top of the head may be sufficient to anticipate cognitive issues, including dementia. How brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease: Study The results of a recent University of Iowa study may aid in the improvement of cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease …

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Sleeping more than 6.5 hours may cause mental decline
3 years, 1 month ago

Sleeping more than 6.5 hours may cause mental decline

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine have published a paper that indicates that …

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Too little, too much sleep linked to cognitive decline: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Too little, too much sleep linked to cognitive decline: Study

Hindustan Times  

Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a moderate amount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer's disease were taken into account, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Poor sleep and Alzheimer's disease are both associated with cognitive decline, and separating …

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Monitoring brainwaves overnight could help predict dementia
4 years, 2 months ago

Monitoring brainwaves overnight could help predict dementia

Daily Mail  

A non-invasive sleep test may be able to help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults, a new study suggests. Researchers used a model to assess the difference between a person's actual age and the biological age of their brain during sleep The brains of dementia patients were typically about 10 years older than their chronological age, and even up …

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