Brain training - new discoveries
- Fri, 7 Sep 2007
A new study of partially lost sight in a stroke victim has increased the growing body of evidence that the brain is not the fixed organ it was once believed, but has astonishing powers to overcome all kinds of degeneration.
In this latest study at Johns Hopkins University, brain scans revealed the stroke had damaged some of the fibres which send information from the eyes to the part of the brain which registered sight. According to the Journal of Neuroscience the doctors, to their surprise, observed that in this case, the brain was compensating for the damage by creating new message pathways to redirect the flow of information.
Already this year a number of exciting medical breakthroughs have proven that the brain has previously unknown and untapped abilities to renew and survive. It underscores why brain training exercises are so effective at staving off age-related memory loss, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The scientifically developed brain training exercises prescribed by Headstrong stimulate the brain's memory pathways to stay active and healthy.