Month: February 2022

Association of Age and Structural Brain Changes With Functional Connectivity and Executive Function in a Middle-Aged to Older Population-Based Cohort

Aging is accompanied by structural brain changes that are thought to underlie cognitive decline and dementia. Yet little is known regarding the association between increasing age, structural brain damage, and alterations of functional brain connectivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether cortical thickness and white matter damage as markers of age-related structural […]

Published on February 26, 2022

College Student Has Legs Amputated After Contracting Deadly Disease From Leftovers

Be careful storing cooked pasta and rice. After eating rice, chicken and lo mein leftovers from a restaurant, a 19-year-old college student was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit of the Massachusetts General Hospital suffering from shock, multiple organ failure,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on February 25, 2022

How Wearing Headphones Changes a Listener’s Perceptions

Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains.”Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which makes the speaker sound as if they’re inside your head,” said study… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on February 25, 2022