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The effect of video games on the hippocampus varies with the navigation strategy employed

Impact of Video Games on Brain Varies With Game Type, Strategy

Participants using non-spatial memory strategy have reduced grey matter in hippocampus

Seven Imaging Biomarkers Tied to Cognition in Male Fighters

Areas under the curve of 0.76 and 0.69 at baseline and follow-up with optimized classifier

July 2017 Briefing – Neurology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Neurology for July 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
For cognitively impaired individuals

Light Therapy Shows Moderate Benefits for Cognitively Impaired

Review indicates moderate effect on behavioral disturbances, depression; small effect on sleep
Short-term walnut consumption is associated with reduced feelings of hunger and appetite and increased activation of the right insula

Walnuts Up Insula Activation to Highly Desirable Food Cues

Short-term walnut consumption tied to reduced feelings of hunger, activation of right insula
Ninety-nine percent of former National Football League players who donated their brain to science were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Nearly All Donated Brains From NFL Players Show CTE

Researchers found evidence of the degenerative brain disease in 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players
People with heart-healthy habits in their 20s tend to have larger

‘Life’s Simple 7’ Adherence in 20s Tied to Better Brain Health Later

Following lifestyle recommendations in young adulthood pays off later, researchers say
Eating right may help protect brain health in old age

AAIC: Mediterranean Diet May Help Preserve Cognitive Function

New studies suggest that adherence to better diet can improve brain function
Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters have higher levels of certain proteins that reflect brain injury compared to retired fighters and non-fighters

Signs of Long-Term Brain Injury in Blood of Boxers, MMA Fighters

Researchers find head injuries from fighting cause brain changes that might spur troubles later in life
For older adults

Cognitive Function Up With Adherence to Mediterranean Diet

Lower likelihood of poor cognitive performance for those with high adherence to MedDiet, MIND diet