Month: July 2022

Unlocking the Brain’s Emotional Highway in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression

Imagine your brain as a superhighway, with emotions buzzing along like cars on the road. In people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and depression, this emotional highway experiences some serious traffic jams. Researchers studied how impaired emotion regulation impacts MCI individuals with depressive symptoms at a neural level. They used electroencephalography (EEG) to measure brain […]

Published on July 22, 2022

Unraveling the Connection Between Brain Age Gap and Overall Health

Imagine two friends who are the same age but one looks and acts older, while the other remains youthful. Our brains can age at different speeds too! In a recent study, scientists used advanced technology to measure the ‘brain age gap,’ which compares an individual’s biological brain age to their chronological age. They found that […]

Published on July 22, 2022

Exercise and Aging: Boosting Cognition in Older African Americans

Explore the impact of exercise on cognitive function in older African Americans! In a recent pilot trial, sedentary older individuals participated in a 12-week intervention aimed at improving cognitive outcomes. One group attended weekly educational sessions on healthy aging, while the other engaged in supervised physical activity sessions at local YMCAs, along with home-based activities. […]

Published on July 22, 2022