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If You Win in Easier Competition, Do You Psychologically Expect to Win Again? This is called trained anticipation and could potentially help athletes or anyone in a competition. Research from China discusses “turning mice into winners.”
For More Information See:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pinpointing-the-brain-rsquo-s-motivation-switch/
Do Concussions Affect Women in the Same Way as Men?
The National Institutes of Health recently began to require scientists to include female animals. Some of the results suggest that women have weaker neck muscles. So a head impact might shake the brain more violently, and hormonal differences might affect the brain’s response to an impact or injury.
For More Information See:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/07/24/538294331/female-athletes-are-closing-the-gender-gap-when-it-comes-to-concussions
Does It Really Take an Expensive Brain Scan to Diagnose Alzheimer’s?
New research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory problems are hard to pin down, Pet scans may lead to changes in treatment.
For More Information See:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/brain-scans-change-care-people-memory-loss-48718360
Can Serious Snoring May Affect Brain Function?
Findings suggest that disorders like sleep apnea may be a “modifiable risk factor” to reduce the progression of typical aging to mild cognitive impairment, and mild cognitive impairment to dementia.
For More Information See:
http://www.menshealth.com/health/sleep-apnea-and-dementia
Does Driving More Than 2 hours a Day Impact Your Memory and Intelligence?
Kishan Bakrania, a medical epidemiologist at the University of Leicester, said, “We know that regularly driving for more than two to three hours a day is bad for your heart… This research suggests it is bad for your brain, too, perhaps because your mind is less active in those hours.”
For More Information See:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/driving-more-than-two-hours-day-less-intelligent-iq-watching-tv-computer-study-university-of-a7855416.html
