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Dementia patients are often the perpetrators and often the victims of abuse. Research also shows that a medical history of head injury can more than double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in some populations, even after many years. (Shutterstock)

Dementia’s hidden darkness: Violence and domestic abuse

Donald Weaver, University of Toronto

From aggressive patients with Alzheimer's to frustrated caregivers, dementia is increasingly entwined with violence in private homes and residential facilities.
Neuroplasticity refers to the way in which the cells in the brain change in response to experience. Hey Paul Studios

Explainer: nature, nurture and neuroplasticity

Anthony Hannan, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

The human brain is the most complex and extraordinary structure in the known universe. And while there are many awe-inspiring facets of the brain, I will focus here on “neuroplasticity”, a term that has…

Related Topics

  1. Aggression
  2. Alzheimer's disease
  3. Dementia
  4. Domestic violence
  5. Drug research
  6. Intimate partner violence
  7. Neuroplasticity
  8. Neuroscience
  9. Parkinson's disease
  10. Vaccine development

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