Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Suicidal Behavior and Semantic Dementia
Conclusions: Patients with SD are at special risk of committing suicide, particularly if they have depression and preserved insight. Possible mechanisms include an impaired sense of semantic competence with increased impulsivity.PMID: 23821774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 5, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
The "Dopamine Is ___" Craze
"Dopamine Is ___" By Bethany BrookshireSlate.comPosted Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at 8:06 AM Read the article (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 4, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle and Dementia
Active brain 'keeps dementia at bay'By Helen BriggsBBC News3 July 2013 Last updated at 19:54 ET Read the article (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 4, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
alpha-synuclein
From the NIH: Altered protein shapes may explain differences in some brain diseasesWednesday, July 3, 2013, Noon EDT NIH-funded study finds that various strains of alpha-synuclein have diverse effects in neurons Read the press release (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 3, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Computerized Cognitive Testing
This study compared the relationship between computer experience and performance on computerized cognitive tests and a traditional paper-and-pencil cognitive test in a sample of older adults (N = 634).METHOD: Participants completed computer experience and computer attitudes questionnaires, three computerized cognitive tests (Useful Field of View (UFOV) Test, Road Sign Test, and Stroop task) and a paper-and-pencil cognitive measure (Trail Making Test). Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to examine differences in cognitive performance across the four measures between those with and without computer experience after...
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer Disease: A Self-Narrative Blog, "Watching The Lights Go Out"
A blog by Dr. David Hilfiker: Watching The Lights Go OutA Memoir from Inside Alzheimer's Disease (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Clinical Trials: CRO PRA International Acquired
From Reuters: KKR to buy clinical trials firm PRA International Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:48pm BST Read the article = = = PRA press release: here (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer Disease: TTP488 Preparing to Enter Phase III
From WRAL TechWire: TransTech readies Alzheimer's disease treatment for late-stage clinical trialsPosted Jul. 1, 2013 at 12:34 p.m. Read the article (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer Disease: Amyvid Debate Over Reimbursement
From Bloomberg: Scientists Back Alzheimer’s Test Amid Doubts Over ValueBy Elizabeth Lopatto - Jun 30, 2013 11:01 PM CT "The U.S. government is set to decide this month whether federal health insurance should cover the cost of a $3,000 test..." Read the news article (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Patient H.M.: The Guardian's Book Review of Corkin's "Permanent Present Tense"
From The Guardian:Permanent Present Tense: The man with no memory, and what he taught the world by Suzanne Corkin – reviewThis fine and moving book reveals as much about the limitations of neuropsychology as about the scope of human memory A review by Jonathan RéeThe Guardian, Thursday 27 June 2013 08.00 BST Read the book review (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Inner Ear Tip Link Regrowth
A news release from the NIH: Researchers discover two-step mechanism of inner ear tip link regrowthTuesday, June 11, 2013, 5 p.m. (EDT) Read the press release (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
MOOC: Duke's "Medical Neuroscience" Comes To A Grand End on Coursera
Today is the formal end of a MOOC course on Coursera that was as good an introduction to neuroscience as can be found online, anywhere. Dr. Leonard White at Duke did an incredible job bringing neuroscience alive to thousands of interested students from secondary education on through persons with advanced degrees in, I believe, over 40 countries. A course that forewarned the need to devote 16 to 20 hours a week to attend to lecture material and text (the fifth edition of Purves and colleagues) proceeded with surprising ease (made so by an excellent TA for the course) and sustained interest. Run, don't walk, to enroll should...
Source: BrainBlog - July 1, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Dr. Brenda Milner's Interview in The New York Times
Still Charting Memory's DepthsThe New York Times20 May 2013 Read here (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - May 21, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Disease: Gammagard Fails
From the company press release: Baxter Announces Topline Results of Phase III Study of Immunoglobulin for Alzheimer's Disease DEERFIELD, Ill., May 7, 2013 - Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) today announced that its Phase III clinical study of immunoglobulin (IG) did not meet its co-primary endpoints of reducing cognitive decline and preserving functional abilities in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The Gammaglobulin Alzheimer's Partnership (GAP) study was conducted by Baxter in collaboration with the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS), a clinical trial consortium supported by the United ...
Source: BrainBlog - May 8, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
MOOC: "Medical Neuroscience" from Duke at Coursera, Week Two
Discussion Forums, including the Instructor (which is good to see). It is an intensive course for a Coursera offering, with a suggested time commitment of 16-to-20 hours per week. Whether this commitment effects un-enrollments over time will be a curious phenomenon. The first week's lectures were a top-notch job of gross neuroanatomy and of cross-sections of interior gross neuroanatomy. Excellent video and presentations. In all, an excellent start to a course that holds a lot of promise for an educational experience! (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - April 16, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
