This article was contributed by Paul Li, who teaches cognitive science at UC Berkeley. The human brain is quite remarkable. It does not remain static, but instead ceaselessly changes throughout Read More...
Topic: cognitive reserve
Brain Imaging Study Supports the “Cognitive Reserve” Hypothesis
Posted November 11, 2008
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Individuals with higher education levels appear to score higher on cognitive tests despite having evidence of brain plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report in the November Read More...
The Biology of Learning
Posted July 22, 2008
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By Gregory Kellett, a cognitive neuroscience researcher at SFSU and UCSF, and science writer for Lumos Labs. The field of neuroscience is just beginning to understand some of the physiological Read More...
Genetic Component of Alzheimer’s Disease
Posted May 1, 2008
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By Lumos Labs Science Associate, Paul Li, MS Neuroscience. There is some new evidence that Alzheimer’s disease is much more likely for people whose parents both have the neurodegenerative disorder Read More...
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