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Study Exposes Cognitive Impairment in People with Parkinson's Disease

September 4, 2010 - 09:32
disease as being a disorder of motor function,” says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. “But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like

Study exposes cognitive effects of Parkinson's disease

September 4, 2010 - 07:31
as being a disorder of motor function," says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. "But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like planning and

Parkinson''s patients ‘perform automated tasks better’

September 4, 2010 - 07:18
disease as being a disorder of motor function,” says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen''s Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. “But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like

Kavli Day 2010 at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

September 4, 2010 - 02:51
Kavli Prize Laureates. The festivities continue after the official celebration, with two symposia sponsored by NTNU, one in neuroscience and one in nanoscience. Here is an overview of the day's events: Kavli Day 2010 at NTNU Location: NTNU Gløshaugen

Parkinson's patients 'perform automated tasks better'

September 4, 2010 - 02:19
disease as being a disorder of motor function,' says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen''s Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience.'But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like

Research findings help understand effect of cognitive functions in people with Parkinson's disease

September 3, 2010 - 21:58
as being a disorder of motor function," says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. "But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like planning and

Control of vascular tone by purines and pyrimidines

September 3, 2010 - 21:17
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John Beardsley, Retired CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley, Dies at 73

September 3, 2010 - 13:58
He was 73. 'His inspiration came from astonishingly diverse sources ranging from classic literature to pop culture to neuroscience. His most recent passion, social network theory, is at the root of the social media campaigns and word-of-mouth marketing

John Beardsley, Retired CEO of Padilla Speer Beardsley, Dies at 73

September 3, 2010 - 13:42
He was 73. 'His inspiration came from astonishingly diverse sources ranging from classic literature to pop culture to neuroscience. His most recent passion, social network theory, is at the root of the social media campaigns and word-of-mouth marketing

Cognitive effects of Parkinson's disease: Automated tasks easier, but task switching difficult

September 3, 2010 - 12:34
as being a disorder of motor function," says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. "But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like planning and

Queen's study exposes cognitive effects of Parkinson's disease

September 3, 2010 - 08:38
as being a disorder of motor function," says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. "But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like planning and

Study exposes cognitive impairment in people with Parkinson's disease

September 3, 2010 - 00:19
disease as being a disorder of motor function, says Douglas Munoz, director of the Queen's Centre for Neuroscience Studies and a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. But the issue is that the same circuit can affect more cognitive functions like

Current Directions in Schizophrenia Research

September 3, 2010 - 00:19
Significant advances have been made on several fronts in fathoming and combating this debilitating mental illnessfrom genetics to neuroscience to the psychosocial aspects of the disorder. The August issue of the journal , published by the Association for

Protective Agents: Researchers' work from RIKEN focuses on protective agents

September 2, 2010 - 22:54
model of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy' have been presented. According to recent research published in the Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, "Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy can lead to severe brain damage, and is a common cause

Developmental Neuroscience: New developmental neuroscience study results from Guangzhou Medical College, Medical College described

September 2, 2010 - 22:35
Current study results from the report, 'Role of brominated diphenly ether-209 in the differentiation of neural stem cells in vitro,' have been published. "Brominated diphenly ether-209 (BDE-209, decaBDE) is among the most common flame retardants. In a

Screen technology 'rewiring' human brains

September 2, 2010 - 21:59
that's the challenge for old age," she said. Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, university-and-further-education, child-health-and-behaviour, information-and-communication, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, neuroscience,

Eisai Announces The Start Of The First Clinical Study Of Ban2401, A Novel Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Neurotoxic Protofibrils

September 2, 2010 - 18:46
manufacture and market BAN2401 for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease through an agreement it concluded with BioArctic Neuroscience AB (Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden, CEO: Dr. Pr Gellerfors, 'BioArctic Neuroscience') in December 2007. The study

Scientific Learning to Present at the BMO Capital Markets 10th Annual Back to School Education Conference

September 2, 2010 - 16:16
that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. Based on more than 30 years of neuroscience and cognitive research, the Fast ForWord® family of products provides struggling readers with computer-delivered exercises that

Social Stigma and Disadvantage: Current Themes and Future Prospects

September 2, 2010 - 15:23
authors highlight the theoretical and methodological advancements that have been made, such as how experience sampling procedures and neuroscience have shed light on processes associated with social stigma. Finally, the authors discuss policy