In a new study using brain scans of former NFL athletes, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found high levels of a repair protein present long after a traumatic brain injury such as a concussion takes place. The ...
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Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Washington University in St. Louis have identified a way to assess brain activity in sleep that occurs in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, ...
Aug 23, 2023
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An international collaboration between researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and University College London has demonstrated that self-organization of neurons as they learn ...
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The world's population is aging at an unprecedented rate. Aging can lead to various types of cognitive decline, posing a serious burden to families and society. Therefore, it is crucial to develop effective interventions ...
Apr 26, 2023
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An international team of 100 researchers at 70 sites in 17 countries has found no reduction in death for treatment guided by cerebral oximetry monitoring in extremely preterm infants.
A new study by researchers at Reichman University's Brain Cognition and Technology Institute directed by Prof. Amir Amedi has shown that visual navigation areas in the brain can be activated using sound. By traversing mazes ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Have you ever found yourself searching for your keys or phone only to end up getting distracted by a brightly colored object that grabs your attention? This type of attentional capture by objects that stand out from their ...
Feb 23, 2023
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A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users' thoughts into mechanical commands. On November 18 in the journal iScience, researchers demonstrate that tetraplegic users can ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Healthy Minds has isolated the changes in pain-related brain activity that follow mindfulness training—pointing a way toward more targeted and precise pain ...
Jul 28, 2022
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In the mid-20th century, new evidence showed that the brain could be "plastic," and that experience could create changes in the brain. Plasticity has been linked to learning new skills, including spatial navigation, aerobic ...
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