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Neuroscience shows that brain fitness interventions can build higher-order processing skills, promote emotional resilience and mitigate stress.
From physical exercise and diet to evidence-based games and apps, healthy aging engages the brain as well as the body.
Scientific advances in understanding the brain and evolving new technologies can improve outcomes in the treatment of mental health problems.
Scientific discoveries have sparked development of new interventions for brain health and illness which will fundamentally shape care over the next generation.
Scientists at Northwestern University are exploring the link between circadian cycles and neurodegenerative disorders in fruit flies. The results suggest possible ways to slow the advancement of certain neurological diseases in humans.
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A recent study addresses the long-standing problem of getting older adult patients who often have significant mobility and health challenges, into traditional clinic-based studies staffed by trained personnel.
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Advances in neuropsychological rehabilitation may help remediate psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder with psychosis.
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