Month: July 2022

The Connection Between Homocysteine, Small Vessel Disease, and Cognitive Function

Just like a river that carries debris downstream, a certain compound called homocysteine can impact our thinking abilities. Scientists set out to investigate the relationship between homocysteine levels, small vessel disease in the brain, and cognitive function. They examined over 1,000 individuals and measured homocysteine levels in their blood, assessed small vessel disease using brain […]

Published on July 15, 2022

Could eating fruit more often keep depression at bay?

A study surveyed 428 adults and looked at the relationship between their consumption of fruit, vegetables, sweet and savoury food snacks and their psychological health. The more often people ate fruit, the lower they scored for depression and the higher for mental wellbeing. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on July 14, 2022

Tag and capture: how salient experiences target and rescue nearby events in memory

The long-term fate of a memory is not exclusively determined by the events occurring at the moment of encoding. Research at the cellular, circuit, and behavioral levels is beginning to reveal how neurochemical activations in the moments surrounding an event can retroactively and proactively rescue weak memory for seemingly mundane experiences. We review emerging evidence […]

Published on July 14, 2022