Tag: BDNF
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Cognitive Training Can Elevate Brain Chemistry in Aging, NPR Reports
Groundbreaking Findings in Cognitive Training A recent NPR-backed study reports what researchers have long suspected but could only recently demonstrate with compelling evidence: targeted cognitive training can increase the levels of a brain chemical that tends to decrease as people grow older. Over a 10-week period, participants engaging in structured cognitive exercises showed measurable boosts…
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Cognitive Training Boosts Brain Chemical That Declines with Age, Study Finds
Overview: A Glimpse into Brain Chemistry and aging For years researchers have warned that certain brain chemicals tend to wane as we get older, potentially impacting memory, attention, and overall cognitive vitality. A new 10-week study provides the most compelling human evidence to date that cognitive training can boost a key brain chemical that typically…
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Cognitive Training Boosts Brain BDNF in Aging Adults
New evidence connects cognitive training with higher brain BDNF in older adults A recent 10-week study reported by NPR’s Short Wave program provides the first compelling human evidence that cognitive training can raise levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a chemical central to brain plasticity and health. The finding supports decades of animal research suggesting…