Neuroscience
Neuropsychologist Stephen Rao is in the news, with a recent publication in the journal Neurology looking at fMRI of individuals who had frisk factors for Alzheimer's disease and normal contols as they identify famous faces.
Here is a report from Time magazine's website:
What Britney Spears Can Reveal About Alzheimer's
By ALICE PARK
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
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- Olfaction And Alzheimer's Disease
A new study has been funded to examine the use of olfactory testing in the earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease, one of my interests in neuropsychological assessment. The study is being funded and run is Australia. Here is a news report, from...
- World Alzheimer's Day
Today is World Alzheimer's Day. Read something today to increase your knowledge about the disease and dementia. Here's a general-readership resource: Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery ... and a report from the Alzheimer's Association:...
- Upcoming Event: Alzheimer Disease (las Vegas, 29-30 Oct 2009)
2nd Conference on Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) From the conference website: "Dear Colleague, "It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to attend the 2nd conference Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), which will take...
- Recent Event: International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease (icad) 2009, Vienna
Last week, the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) took place in Vienna. If you'd like the most recent news on research and clinical findings about Alzheimer's disease, press releases and related online resources at the...
- Cognitive Science Fiction: Alzheimer's Edition
I recently read a very moving novel about a woman suffering from Alzheimer's, called Still Alice. In it, neuroscientist Lisa Genova writes about neuroscientist Alice Howland who develops early-onset Alzheimer's at age 50. I especially enjoyed...
Neuroscience
Alzheimer Disease: Famous Faces Testing and fMRI
Neuropsychologist Stephen Rao is in the news, with a recent publication in the journal Neurology looking at fMRI of individuals who had frisk factors for Alzheimer's disease and normal contols as they identify famous faces.
Here is a report from Time magazine's website:
What Britney Spears Can Reveal About Alzheimer's
By ALICE PARK
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
Read article
- Olfaction And Alzheimer's Disease
A new study has been funded to examine the use of olfactory testing in the earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease, one of my interests in neuropsychological assessment. The study is being funded and run is Australia. Here is a news report, from...
- World Alzheimer's Day
Today is World Alzheimer's Day. Read something today to increase your knowledge about the disease and dementia. Here's a general-readership resource: Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery ... and a report from the Alzheimer's Association:...
- Upcoming Event: Alzheimer Disease (las Vegas, 29-30 Oct 2009)
2nd Conference on Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) From the conference website: "Dear Colleague, "It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to attend the 2nd conference Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD), which will take...
- Recent Event: International Conference On Alzheimer's Disease (icad) 2009, Vienna
Last week, the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD) took place in Vienna. If you'd like the most recent news on research and clinical findings about Alzheimer's disease, press releases and related online resources at the...
- Cognitive Science Fiction: Alzheimer's Edition
I recently read a very moving novel about a woman suffering from Alzheimer's, called Still Alice. In it, neuroscientist Lisa Genova writes about neuroscientist Alice Howland who develops early-onset Alzheimer's at age 50. I especially enjoyed...