News tagged with electrical activity
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Songbirds shed light on brain circuits and learning
By studying how birds master songs used in courtship, scientists at Duke University have found that regions of the brain involved in planning and controlling complex vocal sequences may also be necessary ...
Neuroscience
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Memory vs. Math: Same brain areas show inverse responses to recall and arithmetic
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists have historically relied on neuroimaging – but not electrophysiological – data when studying the human default mode network (DMN), a group of brain regions with lower activi ...
Neuroscience
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Novel blood test predicts sudden death risk patients who would benefit from ICDs
A novel blood test that predicts sudden death risk in heart failure patients is set to help physicians decide which patients would benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The findings were presented at ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Global study shows brain damage from stroke can be minimised
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study from The University of Queensland shows monitoring the brain of stroke patients using Quantitative EEG (QEEG) studies could inform treatments and therefore, minimising brain damage of stroke ...
Neuroscience
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Electrical brain stimulation curbs epileptic seizures in rats
(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that they have created a device able to short-circuit epileptic seizures in rats.
Neuroscience
Aug 09, 2012 |
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New statistical method provides way to analyze synchronized neural activity in animals
Researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have developed a new method of statistical analysis that can estimate the extent to which the activity of multiple neurons is group-wise synchronized.
Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2012 |
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New drug shows promise for long QT syndrome
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a new drug that may be useful in treating a heart rhythm condition called long QT syndrome. The study was published online on June 28 in the Early ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Concussions and head impacts may accelerate brain aging
Concussions and even lesser head impacts may speed up the brain's natural aging process by causing signaling pathways in the brain to break down more quickly than they would in someone who has never suffered ...
Neuroscience
Jul 31, 2012 |
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First study of heart 'maps' for kids could help correct rapid rhythms
The first study of a procedure to make three-dimensional "maps" of electrical signals in children's hearts could help cardiologists correct rapid heart rhythms in young patients, according to new research presented at the ...
Cardiology
Jul 23, 2012 |
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By decoding brain activity, scientists read monkeys' inner thoughts
Anyone who has looked at the jagged recording of the electrical activity of a single neuron in the brain must have wondered how any useful information could be extracted from such a frazzled signal.
Neuroscience
Jul 19, 2012 |
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Tiny magnetic coils modulate neural activity, may be safer for deep-brain implants
Magnetic fields generated by microscopic devices implanted into the brain may be able to modulate brain-cell activity and reduce symptoms of several neurological disorders. Micromagnetic stimulation appears to generate the ...
Neuroscience
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Learn that tune while fast asleep
Want to nail that tune that you've practiced and practiced? Maybe you should take a nap with the same melody playing during your sleep, new provocative Northwestern University research suggests.
Sleep apnea
Jun 24, 2012 |
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Musical brain patterns could help predict epileptic seizures
The research led by Newcastle University's Dr Mark Cunningham and Professor Miles Whittington and supported by the Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, indicates a novel electrical bio-marker in humans.
Neuroscience
Jun 15, 2012 |
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Tense film scenes trigger brain activity: New ways to predict how audiences will respond
Visual and auditory stimuli that elicit high levels of engagement and emotional response can be linked to reliable patterns of brain activity, a team of researchers from The City College of New York and Columbia University ...
Neuroscience
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Alcohol may trigger serious palpitations in heart patients
The term "holiday heart syndrome" was coined in a 1978 study to describe patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced a common and potentially dangerous form of heart palpitation after excessive drinking, which can be ...
Cardiology
Jun 01, 2012 |
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