Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: August 21, 2024

Did you know that chronic mild stress drives an array of negative changes in our body and brain and that increases our risk of experiencing physical and neurological issues? Our Dr. Merzenich explains how this works in clear terms and suggests some strategies to address it while using the current US election anxiety as an example. Learn more.

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Jumpstarting cognition and memory
What if we could restore cognition and memory in Alzheimer’s patients? Currently, certain treatment for Alzheimer’s involves slowing the rate of cognitive decline, but nothing exists yet to revitalize cognition or memory. A recent study on mice with Alzheimer’s disease has identified a molecule that essentially jumpstarts the brain’s memory circuitry. See how this discovery contributes to our understanding of Alzheimer’s and potential treatment for it.

Plastics exposure and autism
You may have heard about the hypothesis that there’s a link between autism and exposure to plastic chemicals in the womb. Some studies have already been shown to support this. Adding to the growing evidence, new work has demonstrated how this link occurs at the biological level with a certain plastic disrupting fetal brain development. Read on to find out more.

Remembering in sequence
When you sleep, groups of neurons in the hippocampus replay past experiences and predict possible future ones by creating new mental representations based on prior knowledge. But how does the brain organize prior experiences into sequence and encode new memories without disrupting the older ones? This is the question Yale University researchers sought to answer. Hear what they discovered about the brain’s sequencing of experiences.