Cognitive Function

• Post-COVID cognitive impairments exhibited by participants of Western-led study

  The study found that participants exhibited cognitive differences in speed of processing, verbal and reasoning. Memory function, however, was not impacted.

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  Oct 18, 2022
  
• London, Ont., team researching COVID-19 impacts on brain zero in on ‘microbleeds’

  The team is hoping to recruit at least 60 patients who've experienced neurological symptoms from COVID-19 to undergo cognitive testing and 'a full gamut of MRI scans.'

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  Mar 16, 2021
  
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• Ontario researchers seek 50,000 participants to study impact of COVID-19 on the brain

  "Getting sent home from the ICU is not the end for these people. It’s just the beginning of their recovery."

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  Jun 23, 2020
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• 10 minutes of low-intensity activity boosts brain health in older adults: Western study

  The study also found the post-exercise boost to cognitive function was not limited to those with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness.

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  Mar 1, 2019
• Want to make the most of your brain? Fall is your season

  The study found that winter and spring aged people's brains, but their cognitive youth bounced back in the summer and fall.

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  Sep 22, 2018
• Western study to look at how sleep, sleep deprivation affects the brain

  The study, led by Adrian Owen, a neuroscientist with Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, is being dubbed the largest of its kind in the world.

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  Jun 26, 2017