Peachtree Neuropsychological Associates, PC.

06/07/2017

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170602112806.htm

In a pair of studies, scientists explored how the human brain stores and retrieves memories. One study suggests that the brain etches each memory into unique firing patterns of individual neurons. Meanwhile, the second study suggests that the brain replays memories faster than they are stored.

06/26/2016

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/311147.php

Advanced technology that enables medics to scan bleeding in the brain by using ultrasound to make 3-D brain models could save and improve patients' lives.

01/17/2016

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120411161536.htm

A traumatic brain injury can negatively affect a patient’s medical decision-making ability at a time when patients or their families must make myriad complex decisions, say researchers. The severity of the injury directly corresponds to the amount of impairment, according to findings. Patients with…

04/21/2015

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/292324.php

Researchers have found patterns of brain activity that occur during memory retrieval when the brain is in task mode match patterns that occur during rest and sleep.

06/06/2014

New Epilepsy Treatments !!!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140606120405.htm

Reference:

Vivek Mahadevan, Jessica C. Pressey, Brooke A. Acton, Pavel Uvarov, Michelle Y. Huang, Jonah Chevrier, Andrew Puchalski, Caiwei M. Li, Evgueni A. Ivakine, Matti S. Airaksinen, Eric Delpire, Roderick R. McInnes, Melanie A. Woodin. Kainate Receptors Coexist in a Functional Complex with KCC2 and Regulate Chloride Homeostasis in Hippocampal Neurons. Cell Reports, 2014; DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.05.022

Biologists leading an investigation into the cells that regulate proper brain function, have identified and located the key players whose actions contribute to afflictions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. The discovery is a major step toward developing improved treatments for these and other neur…

04/08/2014

Hope through stem cell research for movement...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140404140303.htm

A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralyzed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed by scientists. The technique involves transplanting specially-designed motor neurons created from s...

02/18/2014

Interesting research on neurotoxicity impacting children ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140214203938.htm

Toxic chemicals may be triggering the recent increases in neurodevelopmental disabilities among children -- such as autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and dyslexia.

02/13/2014

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140211084047.htm

Neuroimaging advances continue to contribute to how we understand behavior and cognitive abilities.

For the first time, neuroscientists have systematically mapped the white matter "scaffold" of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports brain function.

02/12/2014

The Offices of Peachtree Neuropsychological Associates will be closed for today and tomorrow due to the weather. Please stay safe...

01/27/2014

http://healthland.time.com/2014/01/08/a-new-blood-test-to-diagnose-concussions-on-the-field/

A protein could signal the first signs of brain changes due to a concussion. With a finger-stick and a drop of blood, researchers from the University of Rochester say it may be possible to tell whether a player experienced a concussion.

01/01/2014

Wishing you the BEST in 2014!