News tagged with brain signal


Combination of two pharmaceuticals proves effective in the treatment of multiple sclerosis

A new substance class for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases now promises increased efficacy paired with fewer side effects.

Medications created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experimental compound improves memory in mice with multiple sclerosis

Johns Hopkins researchers report the successful use of a form of MRI to identify what appears to be a key biochemical marker for cognitive impairment in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). In follow-up experiments ...

Neuroscience created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uncovering secrets of how intellect and behavior emerge during childhood

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown that a single protein plays an oversized role in intellectual and behavioral development. The scientists found that mutations in a single ...

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain's code for visual working memory deciphered in monkeys

The brain holds in mind what has just been seen by synchronizing brain waves in a working memory circuit, an animal study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests. The more in-sync such electrical ...

Neuroscience created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unlocking the destiny of a cell

(Medical Xpress)— Scientists have discovered that breaking a biological signaling system in an embryo allows them to change the destiny of a cell. The findings could lead to new ways of making replacement ...

Genetics created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alcohol increases activity of the resting brain in social drinkers

Short-term alcohol intake can increase the activity of functional connections across the human brain when it is at rest, according to research published Oct 31 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Panagiotis Bamidis and co ...

Neuroscience created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain waves reveal video game aptitude

Scientists report that they can predict who will improve most on an unfamiliar video game by looking at their brain waves.

Neuroscience created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Calcium reveals connections between neurons

A team led by MIT neuroscientists has developed a way to monitor how brain cells coordinate with each other to control specific behaviors, such as initiating movement or detecting an odor.

Neuroscience created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines how Alzheimer's kills brain cells

(Medical Xpress)—Exactly how Alzheimer's disease kills brain cells is still somewhat of a mystery, but University of Michigan researchers have uncovered a clue that supports the idea that small proteins ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New scanning technology aims to achieve quicker diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Groundbreaking research taking place at the University of York could lead to Alzheimer's disease being diagnosed in minutes using a simple brain scan.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New human neurons from adult cells right there in the brain

Researchers have discovered a way to generate new human neurons from another type of adult cell found in our brains. The discovery, reported in the October 5th issue of Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press publication, is one st ...

Neuroscience created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms

Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study finds, suggesting a potential link between ...

Neuroscience created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Retina's thickness may be tied to severity of MS, study suggests

(HealthDay)—Using a high-tech imaging process to measure the thickness of the eye's retina may one day predict the progression of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests.

Neuroscience created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Singing in the brain

What does anger sound like? What music does sorrow imply? Human emotion is being given a new soundtrack thanks to an exciting new collaboration between art and neuroscience.

Other created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons

The hippocampus represents an important brain structure for learning. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich discovered how it filters electrical neuronal signals through an input ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast