New research shows that survival times among individuals with Dementia with Lewy Bodies are markedly shorter (on average 3 years) compared to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), also known as Lewy body dementia, is a common type of dementia estimated to affect more than 100,000 people in the UK. Individuals with DLB […]
Brain training app improves users’ concentration
A new ‘brain training’ game designed by Cambridge researchers could provide a welcome antidote to the daily distractions that we face in a busy world. In their book, The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen point out that with the emergence of new technologies requiring rapid responses […]
Dr Elijah Mak receives Rising Star in Dementia Research award
Dr Elijah Mak has been recognised by the Alzheimer’s Society, the leading dementia charity in the UK, for his outstanding contributions to dementia research. Last week, Mak received the charity’s Rising Star in Dementia Research award for his doctoral research, which explored the utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the search for biomarkers of dementia. ‘I am […]
Different types of prior knowledge can shape the content of psychotic experiences
In an ambiguous world, what we perceive is likely “our brain’s best guess” of the environment. Our brain constantly tunes our perceptions and beliefs, balancing our pre-existing knowledge, which we gain through our own experiences, with the reliability of the present sensory information. However “the way that we use prior knowledge to make those guesses […]
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