#PPA #BrainDisorders #Reasearch

A friend had this. Wonderful, smart and generous woman, a former CPA, hiker, bike tourer, and Master Gardener, who scored 100 on her written test. I volunteered with her, and these past two years I helped her work her gardens.

This is a terrible disease for anyone, but for her to be unable to speak what she KNEW, was cruel.
She was brave and clear that no intervention was to be done.

She knew any prolonging, would only lead her to total care. Incredible woman.

https://aphasia.org/primary-progressive-aphasia/

"PPA is a condition caused by a neurological disease that gradually affects a person’s ability to use and understand language. Sometimes speaking is also difficult. PPA begins slowly and worsens over time. This is different from aphasia from stroke or injury. Many people with PPA say: “I can’t remember words” or “I can’t put sentences together well anymore" It’s helpful to think of PPA as a progressive “access” issue... "

The Brain’s Backstage Pass: Exploring Self-Referential Processing and Consciousness

#BrainScience #Neuroscience #SelfAwareness #MindAndBrain #NeuralConnections #BrainFunctions #Genetics #Neurobiology #MentalHealth #BrainAndBehavior #Neurons #SynapticTransmission #BrainDisorders #CognitiveScience #BrainMapping

https://youtube.com/shorts/VUyGYBAFEJU?feature=share

A newly discovered brain cell may lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders

Swiss researchers have discovered a third type of brain cell that appears to be a hybrid of the two other primary types — and it could lead to new treatments for many brain disorders. ▫️ https://leaps.org/neurons/ #braindisorders #coginitivedisorders