ACCORDING to the latest National Health Survey, in 2017–18, just over one in 10 Australians (10.4%) had depression or feelings of depression (an increase from 8.9% in 2014–15), affecting the quality of life of over 2 million people. Mental and substance use disorders, including depression, anxiety, and drug misuse, together confer the third highest burden […]
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The study was published online April 8/2019 in Nature Neuroscience. Age-related decline in working memory can be reversed using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to synchronize rhythmic brain circuits, new research suggests. Investigators at the Center for Systems Neuroscience at Boston University made two discoveries. First, in older adults, deficits in working memory stem from specific brain circuits […]
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Dr Randy Beck and IFN staff with the organisers of the International Conference on Autism: Clinical Treatment. The Jiangsu Disability Federation sponsored the conference. Dr Beck was the keynote speaker at the conference and presented the topic “Autism and the Neuroplastic approach to Treatment.” This conference was in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China. (June 2017). […]