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Older adults’ difficulties with focusing can be used to help put a face to a name

March 16, 2018

Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name shortly after. Among older adults, this happens more often than not. Baycrest researchers have discovered a...

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Memory overload? That’s when the eyes step in

March 1, 2018

What happens when the information you try to remember becomes too much for the brain? Apparently we turn to our eyes for help, suggests a recently published Baycrest study. When...

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Baycrest’s VP Research elected to the Society of Experimental Psychologists

February 16, 2018

Dr. Allison Sekuler, Vice President of Research and Sandra A. Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at Baycrest Health Sciences, has been elected as a fellow to the oldest and most...

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Can’t get an image out of your head? Your eyes are helping to keep it there.

February 14, 2018

Even though you are not aware of it, your eyes play a role in searing an image into your brain, long after you have stopped looking at it. Through brain...

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It’s time for dialogue on violence in long-term care homes

February 1, 2018

Many people have referred to the unprecedented shift in global population aging as a Silver Tsunami, figuratively referring to the tidal wave of those reaching the age of 60 or...

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Dementia is a serious public health challenge

January 28, 2018

Dementia is among the most devastating health conditions associated with growing older, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most prevalent cause. Over the past several decades, as the ability of families...

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Places, more than faces, help trigger detailed memories faster

January 24, 2018

If you are someone who takes photos to hold onto cherished memories, focus the camera’s lens on not only capturing the people around you, but on the place you are...

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Defying the odds: Leading New Zealand memory researcher joins Baycrest Health Sciences as Canada 150 Research Chair

December 13, 2017

Prominent psychology researcher Dr. Donna Rose Addis almost did not attend university. Growing up in a low socio-economic area of Auckland, she had few academic role models and was the...

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Baycrest holds steady amongst Canada’s top 40 research hospitals

November 10, 2017

Baycrest Health Sciences is proud to be named as one of Canada’s top 40 research hospitals as the institution maintained its rank amongst the top ten most research-intensive hospitals. Across...

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Training the brain to rehabilitate hearing loss

October 25, 2017

As we age, it becomes more difficult to hear all the words during conversations in loud restaurants or busy venues. When talking about hearing loss, we don’t usually think about...