Neuroscience
Can 'random noise' unlock our learning potential?
Though many of us may seek a quiet place in which to study, "noise" may play a key role in helping some people improve their learning potential.
Sep 5, 2022
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Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuroscience
Surprising culprit worsens stroke, TBI damage
In the aftermath of a stroke or TBI, a group of amino acids that typically support brain function contribute significantly to the brain destruction that can follow both these injuries, scientists report.
Aug 23, 2022
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Neuroscience
New AI-enabled, optical fiber sensor device could help monitor brain injury
A new AI-enabled, optical fiber sensor device developed at Imperial College London can measure key biomarkers of traumatic brain injury simultaneously
Aug 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Peptide delivered by nasal spray can reduce seizure activity, protect neurons in Alzheimer's, epilepsy
A novel peptide augments the brain's natural mechanism to help prevent seizures and protect neurons in research models of both Alzheimer's and epilepsy, scientists report.
Aug 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pseudobulbar affect: An often-overlooked condition
"Understanding Pseudobulbar Affect," the inaugural publication of the new Insights & Implications in Gerontology series from The Gerontological Society of America, addresses an often overlooked or misunderstood condition ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study provides better insight into the vagus nerve's link to the brain
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centers of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Computer exercises to help patients with traumatic brain injuries
Car accidents, falls, and sports-related collisions are among the many causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBI)—sudden impact that damages the brain. Such injuries can affect cognitive functioning including information ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Medications
Following nature's rules, researchers develop new methods for treating degenerative neurological disease
University of Arizona researchers have developed a new class of drugs that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and could be used to treat degenerative neurological diseases and conditions.
Jul 27, 2022
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Neuroscience
Exploring the possibility of a cure for comas
Terry Wallis had been unable to respond to the world since 1984, when the truck he was riding in veered off an Arkansas bridge and crashed, tires up, into the creek bed below. Wallis spent two weeks in a coma, a state of ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
Scientists find molecular clues behind acute and chronic phases of traumatic brain injury
New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular clues associated with one of the leading causes of death and disability, a condition known as traumatic brain injury ...
Jul 23, 2022
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