Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common in Men Than Women

A recent study from the Mayo Clinic found that 16% of people aged 70 to 89 have MCI, with men showing higher rates than women.

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Posted September 14, 2010 by Steven Aldrich under Alzheimer's disease, Research studies

Men’s Brains vs. Women’s Brains: Social Implications of Neuroimaging (Part 2 of 2)

Last week I started discussing the social implications as they relate issues of neuroimaging and gender. If you haven’t read that article, you can access it here for the background and introduction to this topic. Here’s another example of the neuroscience of gender at work: As of 2009, an estimated 360 public schools in the [...]

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Posted May 27, 2010 by Marghi Merzenich under Neuroscience, Odds and Ends, Research studies