A Top Ten List: Misconceptions, by scientists and the public, about the neurological bases of memory/cognitive losses in aging

Aging and the Brain, Alzheimer’s, Brain Fitness, Brain Fitness Program, Brain Science, Brain Trauma, Injury, Cognitive impairments, Neuroscience, Posit Science

In early October, I attended a meeting sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the McKnight Foundation considering the general subject of cognitive decline in aging populations. I found the meeting to be useful, and distressing. Useful, because this subject is now on the front burner for the NIA, just as it is for…

Why are Mexican-Americans more susceptible to PTSD?

Cognitive impairments, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, et alia

Traveling in Mexico and observing the operation of Mexican families has brought a simple question to my mind: Why are Mexican-American soldiers from the Iraq War significantly more susceptible than other ethnicities for developing post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSDs)? Does their “weakness” reflect genetic contributions to their risk for PTSD, or, more likely perhaps, does it…