DR. MICHAEL FLEISCHMANN, Facharzt für Neurologie

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Mild Exercise Boosts Cognitive Function in Older Adults - Neuroscience News Regular mild exercise can enhance cognitive function in older adults, according to a recent study.

Dogs Know What That Smile on Your Face Means

How the Brain Interprets Motion While in Motion - Neuroscience News Researchers have discovered a novel neural mechanism involved in casual inference that helps the brain detect objects in motion while we are moving.

Drumming Improves Behavior and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents - Neuroscience News Drumming for 90 minutes per week helps adolescents with ASD to overcome hyperactivity and attention deficits. Learning drumming patterns also tunes brain connectivity in areas associated with inhibitory control and self regulation.

Medscape Clinical Trend New studies are finding that everyone's favorite morning beverage has some benefits for the brain.

One recent study compared migraine pain rating in chronic migraine patients exposed to different facial expressions, including positive face, neutral face, negative face, and white screen. The study found a positive emotional face condition was the only one that decreased pain ratings compared to baseline.

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Nostalgia Can Relieve Pain - Neuroscience News Viewing nostalgic images of items and scenes associated with childhood can help to reduce pain perception.

Keeping the Aging Brain Connected With Words and Music - Neuroscience News Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument has a positive impact on cognitive function in the aging brain, researchers report.

Older people who get cataracts removed have lower dementia risk People who have cataracts can reduce their risk of developing dementia by about 30 per cent by undergoing surgery to restore their sight, although it’s not clear why

AI allows paralyzed person to ‘handwrite' with his mind Technology could nearly double writing speed for “locked-in” individuals

Coffee and Tea Drinking May Be Associated With Reduced Rates of Stroke and Dementia - Neuroscience News People who drink between 4 - 6 cups of coffee or tea per day have a lower risk of stroke and dementia, researchers report. Drinking coffee alone, or in combination with tea, was associated with lower risk of post-stroke dementia.

Anxiety Effectively Treated With Exercise - Neuroscience News A 12-week program of moderate to strenuous exercise significantly helps relieve anxiety symptoms, a new study reports.

Vibration Training for Multiple Sclerosis - Neuroscience News Vibration training not only improved physical symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis, but it also improved cognitive functions including memory capacity and executive function.

Exposure to Traffic Noise Linked to Higher Dementia Risk - Neuroscience News Exposure to high levels of road and rail traffic noise over long periods of time is associated with a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Dance Training 'Drastically' Reduces Parkinson's Progression Participation in weekly dance training classes "drastically" reduced the expected decline in motor function and improved quality of life in a study of patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease.

Dogs may use Earth’s magnetic field to take shortcuts GPS-equipped hunting dogs take a curious north-south jog, which seems to help them get their bearings

COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Effective for Patients With Migraine It's safe for patients with migraine to receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines without concern for interference with migraine medications or that the meds will reduce immune response to the vaccine, experts say.

Long-term Benefit for DBS in Treating Parkinson's Motor Symptoms Deep brain stimulation significantly improves motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease over the long term regardless of the therapeutic target. However, nonmotor symptoms continued to progress, new research shows.

Regular Coffee Drinking Tied to Functional Brain Changes Regular coffee consumption can enhance concentration and improve motor control and alertness by inducing functional and connectivity changes in the brain, a new imaging study shows.

Is ginger effective for migraine?

Musicians Have More Connected Brains Than Non-Musicians - Neuroscience News Regardless of innate pitch ability, musicians' brains have stronger connections than those who don't play music.