Vital Signs: A Sharper Brain May Mean Leaving The Comfort Zone
In this week’s installment of Vital Signs, a new study challenging the idea of simply staying active and engaged to keep aging minds sharp. Researchers at U-T Dallas found activities like reading,...
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Pick Up A New Hobby To Prevent Memory Loss
You could try and improve your memory by spending hours online memorizing lists of obscure vocabulary words, but new research shows you might be better off picking up a challenging, new hobby – like...
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Coping With Hearing Loss, With, And Without Technology
For the more than 30 million Americans with significant hearing loss, hearing aids aren’t always a perfect solution. Sometimes they’re too expensive, sometimes too tricky to use. At the Callier Center...
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Turning Faded Memories Into Poetry – Writing Workshops For People With Dementia
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s. But there are people trying to make a difference for the millions of Americans who have the disease. Molly Meyer helps people living with Alzheimer’s rediscover lost...
View ArticleHow Depression Can Hinder Memory
Trying to remember a grocery list or a phone conversation isn’t always easy. And it turns out, there are certain thoughts that may make these types of tasks even harder. Depressive thoughts – like ‘I’m...
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Brain Recovery Through Cognitive Training Shows Promise
144,000 Texans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year—that’s one every 4 minutes. For those who survive there’s often cognitive and psychological difficulties, like depression or post-traumatic...
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Brain Performance Institute, To Open In Dallas In 2017, Promises Physicals...
This week, the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas is starting construction on a new institute – and it’s shaped like a brain. The elliptical, mostly glass building will be a...
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