20 Jul How Menopause May Affect Memory
When a woman reaches her late 40s or 50s, a natural decline in reproductive hormones begins the cycle of menopause. After 12 months without a menstrual cycle, a woman is officially in the state of...
13 Jul Dementia Care in First Nations Elderly
For years, researchers and medical professionals have studied the outcomes of brain injury care in order to identify critical factors that influence a patient’s recovery. Two such factors that have been examined to contribute to...
08 Jul What Is The Connection Between Hearing And Cognitive Decline?
While hearing loss limits one’s ability to hear sounds coming from the environment, it may also contribute to cognitive decline and auditory processing....
06 Jul Working with Aphasia? How Bird Songs Can Help!
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Aphasia is a common disorder resulting from a stroke that impairs a person’s ability to produce and understand language. Speech therapists often work with a person on verbal fluency and verbal memory skills. These elements...
04 Jul What is Broca’s Aphasia?
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When someone has a stroke on the left side of their brain, they may have difficulty producing speech. This condition is known as Broca's aphasia. Many people encounter those with Broca's aphasia but do not...
15 Jun How Therapy Can Assist Men
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All around America, many individuals work through mental illness everyday. The National Institute of Mental Health stated that in 2019, around 20% of Americans dealt with mental illness. This equates to roughly 1 in 5...
20 Apr how Children Perform Differently on Computerized Neurocognitive Assessments
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With the advancements of technology, neuropsychological assessments have been adapted to be done on a computer. Neuropsychologists and other clinical providers are interested in the effects of using these computerized neuropsychological assessments and whether there...
13 Apr How Do Childrens’ Friendships Impact Their Cognition?
Childrens’ friendships impact not only their social development but also their cognitive development. In fact, researchers have found that there are differences between female-female, male-female, and male-male child friendships on cognition. In this blog post,...
28 Mar How Dancing With The Fireflies Targets Visual Attention
Do you have an eye for detail? If you do and even if you don’t and want to develop one, you can work on your visual attention skills using HappyNeuron Pro’s exercises. One of...
04 Mar How do different environmental conditions impact cognition?
In everyday life, we experience changes in temperature and altitude. Depending on what jobs or hobbies we have, we may be exposed to extreme environmental conditions, such as high altitude. Depending on what environmental conditions...