Category: Environmental Enrichment

Dementia

Enriched Gardens help seniors with dementia make real-world gains in cognition and independence

A study conducted in 4 nursing homes with 120 residents with dementia shows the benefits of enriched gardens (EGs) on key health indicators such as cognitive function and mobility.

February 26, 2023 No Comments

Asian senior woman holding spoon and hands tremor while eating

Environmental Enrichment

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Neuroprotection of Environmental Enrichment in Parkinson’s Disease

From a study published in July 2023, in the Journal of Neural Regeneration Research. According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson’s (PD) is the second-most common

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Environmental Enrichment

Environmental Enrichment can prevent brain injury after a stroke

From a paper published in Dec. 2022 in the Journal: Molecular Biology Reports Citation: hen, XY., Han, Y., Gao, ZK. et al. Pre exposure to enriched environment

January 3, 2023 No Comments

Environmental Enrichment

The effect of oxytocin and an enriched environment on anxiety-like behaviour and corticosterone levels after febrile seizures and pre-natal stress

From an article published in May 2022 in IBRO Neuroscience Reports Febrile seizures occur in infants and young children, often following a fever and a systemic

May 31, 2022 No Comments