The June 2022 edition of National Geographic includes an article entitled “New clues are revealing why exercise can keep the brain healthy.” Amongst the experts interviewed for the topic are Dr. Karina Alviña, research assistant professor in the Department of Neuroscience and The Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory. The consensus…
A new study published in the journal Neurology analyzing Medicare claims of more than 37,000 patients with COVID-19 and acute ischemic stroke has important clinical implications, according to an accompanying editorial by Alexis Simpkins, M.D., Ph.D., MSCR, FAHA, a clinical assistant professor of neurology in the UF College of Medicine. Simpkins…
UF Health team receives $6.6 million to study treatments to boost cognition for those with HIV Published: Jan 18, 2022 By: Jill PeaseCategory: AIatUF, College of Public Health and Health Professions, UF Health, College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology Share With advancements in…
Drs. Jen Bizon and Barry Setlow study the influence cannabis has on GABAergic signaling systems in rodents. Most research on what effects cannabis has on the brain deals adolescents and a younger population. Drs. Bizon and Setlow discuss their research which focuses on cannabis’ impact on age-related cognitive function. Early…
By Michelle Koidin Jaffee and Todd Taylor New research published today shows that a form of artificial intelligence combined with MRI scans of the brain has the potential to predict whether people with a specific type of early memory loss will go on to develop a form of…
Research by Adam J. Woods, Ph.D., associate director of UF’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, and collaborators using artificial intelligence to personalize transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was highlighted in the Society for Neuroscience’s 2021 annual report. The research team is investigating the use of tDCS paired with cognitive…
Stacey Alvarez-Alvarado, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Adam Woods, Ph.D., in the University of Florida’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, published research on the impact of tDCS and cognitive training on neurometabolites in the frontal lobes. Her article, “Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and…
CAM Center researchers studying use of a noninvasive brain stimulation treatment paired with cognitive training have found the therapy holds promise as an effective, drug-free approach for someday warding off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Aprinda Indahlastari, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in the University of Florida’s Center for Cognitive Aging and Memory, is the latest investigator to be featured in MBI Rising Stars, a video series highlighting up-and-coming neuroscience researchers at the UF.
New research by University of Florida neuroscientists suggests that male and female sex hormones may play differing roles in risk-taking inclinations and the ability to delay gratification.
