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Knockout studies

Knockout studies are studies carried out on animals, usually rats, where a certain physiologically…

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Cognitive decline

Cognition refers to thinking. Cognitive decline, therefore, is the process of a decline in…

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Reasoning training

Reasoning training is a test in logic. In some neuropsychological conditions a person’s reasoning…

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Memory tasks

Memory tasks are, as the name suggests, tasks that test a person’s memory. An…

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Attention tasks

Attention tasks are tasks which test a person’s ability to attend to important information…

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Information processing tasks

Information processing tasks test a person’s ability to process information. An example of an…

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Problem solving

Problem solving tests a person’s ability to solve a problem presented to them. The…

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Synaptic plasticity

Synaptic plasticity is the efficiency of signal transmission between brain cells. It is generally…

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Synaptogenesis

Synaptogenesis is the formation and development of synapses. Synapses are the interneural connections in…