Fear: A justified response or faulty wiring?
Fear is one of the most primal feelings known to man and beast. As we develop in society and learn, fear is hard coded into our neural circuitry through the amygdala, a small, almond-shaped nuclei of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding boosts babies' brain growth, study finds
A study using brain images from "quiet" MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development...
View ArticleResearchers use signals from natural movements to identify brain regions
Whether we run to catch a bus or reach for a pen: Activities that involve the use of muscles are related to very specific areas in the brain. Traditionally, their exact location has only been...
View ArticleUsing serial neuroimaging studies to identify timing of abusive head trauma...
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey, Pennsylvania) have categorized the appearance and evolution of abnormalities on neuroimages that...
View ArticleA look inside children's minds: New study shows how 3- and 4-year-olds retain...
(Medical Xpress)—When young children gaze intently at something or furrow their brows in concentration, you know their minds are busily at work. But you're never entirely sure what they're thinking.
View ArticleScientists spot early signs of Alzheimer's disease
Early signs of Alzheimer's disease can be detected years before diagnosis, according to researchers at Birmingham City University.
View ArticleBreakthrough study reveals biological basis for sensory processing disorders...
(Medical Xpress)—Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet it receives far less attention partly...
View ArticleNote to teens: Just breathe
In May, the Los Angeles school board voted to ban suspensions of students for "willful defiance" and directed school officials to use alternative disciplinary practices. The decision was controversial,...
View ArticlePath of plaque buildup in brain shows promise as early biomarker for...
The trajectory of amyloid plaque buildup—clumps of abnormal proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer's disease—may serve as a more powerful biomarker for early detection of cognitive decline rather...
View ArticleScientists identify neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women
A new study from neuroscientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine provides the first novel insights into the neural origins of hot flashes in menopausal women in years. The study may...
View ArticleMapping the brain to understand cultural differences
A University of Maryland-led research team is working to help diplomats, military personnel, global managers and others who operate abroad to peer inside the minds of people from very different cultures.
View ArticleExercise may be the best medicine for Alzheimer's disease
New research out of the University of Maryland School of Public Health shows that exercise may improve cognitive function in those at risk for Alzheimer's by increasing the efficiency of brain activity...
View ArticleMindfulness meditation IBMT trims craving for tobacco
Addiction to smoking and other substances involves a particular set of brain areas related to self-control, according to numerous research. For a new study, researchers wondered if a training approach...
View ArticleBrain network decay detected in early Alzheimer's
In patients with early Alzheimer's disease, disruptions in brain networks emerge about the same time as chemical markers of the disease appear in the spinal fluid, researchers at Washington University...
View ArticleComputer can read letters directly from the brain
By analysing MRI images of the brain with an elegant mathematical model, it is possible to reconstruct thoughts more accurately than ever before. In this way, researchers from Radboud University...
View ArticleUnderstanding how we use the past to predict the future
Recent research has offered strong evidence that the brain, when it is confronted with a specific stimulus, uses 'predictive coding' to create a mental expectation about what is going to happen next.
View ArticleBrain scans reveal differences in depression and bipolar disorder, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Brain scans measuring blood flow can help diagnose bipolar disorder at an early stage and distinguish the condition from depression, according to a study conducted by a University of...
View ArticlePlacebo effect and lessons for the physician-patient relationship
The findings of a comprehensive review of the placebo phenomenon and its consequences for clinical medicine are contained in a new article, "Placebo and the New Physiology of the Doctor-Patient...
View ArticleStudy finds potential key to learning a new language
A new study by University of Houston (UH) researchers may lead to dramatic changes in the way language is taught and learned – especially a second language. These findings are important because...
View ArticleReported 'neuroimage bias' not as strong as first believed
A few years back, there was concern that the developing field of neuroimaging – producing colorful images of brain activity – was potentially biasing scientists and the public alike. A series of...
View ArticleInterpreting neuroimages: The technology and its limits
Neuroimages play a growing role in biomedical research, medicine, and courtrooms, as well as in shaping our understanding of what it means to be human. But how helpful are they at answering complex...
View ArticleMutual understanding is associated with increased synchrony of brains
Researchers at Aalto University have revealed that similar brain activity may underlie shared understanding of environment.
View ArticleNeuroimaging could be the key to a better society
Neuroimaging techniques are a strongly emerging technology and could bring about a revolution in various areas of society, as long as we choose the direction we want to steer these developments in on...
View ArticleNeurophysiological assessment aids in identifying back injury
(HealthDay)—For patients with lumbosacral disc herniation, neurophysiological tests together with neuroimaging and clinical examination allow for accurate preoperative assessment of injury, according...
View ArticleStroke researchers link frontal lesions with improved spatial neglect after...
Stroke researchers have found that the presence of frontal lesions predicts better functional improvement in individuals with spatial neglect who received prism adaptation therapy.
View ArticleStatisticians step up to aid neurological health research
Numbers can tell a story. In the hands of the right reader, it may prove to be a very important one—such as the likelihood of a particular patient developing a neurological disorder like dementia or...
View ArticleDistinct stages of thinking revealed by brain activity patterns
Neuroimaging data can reveal the mental stages people go through as they are solving challenging math problems, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association...
View ArticleA virtual brain helps decrypt epilepsy
Researchers at CNRS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University and AP-HM have just created a virtual brain that can reconstitute the brain of a person affected by epilepsy for the first time. From this work we...
View ArticleKisspeptin hormone enhances brain response to sexual and emotional images
The scientists behind the early-stage study, from Imperial College London, are now keen to explore whether kisspeptin could play a part in treating some psychosexual disorders—sexual problems which are...
View Article'Mirror game' test could secure early detection of schizophrenia, study shows
Virtual reality could hold the key to unlocking an affordable, reliable and effective device to provide early diagnosis and management of schizophrenia.
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