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Brain ultrasound improves mood

Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques aimed at mental and neurological conditions include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for depression, and transcranial direct current (electrical) stimulation ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AANS: Brain machine interface can control prosthetic arm

(HealthDay)—A brain-machine interface can be used to control an anthropomorphic prosthetic arm with 10 degrees-of-freedom, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association ...

Neuroscience created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neon exposes hidden ALS cells

A small group of elusive neurons in the brain's cortex play a big role in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a swift and fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims. But the neurons have always been difficult ...

Neuroscience created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Short-term benefits seen with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for focal hand dystonia

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being increasingly explored as a therapeutic tool for movement disorders associated with deficient inhibition throughout the central nervous system. This includes treatment ...

Neuroscience created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rats' brains are more like ours than scientists previously thought

(Medical Xpress)—Neuroscientists face a multitude of challenges in their efforts to better understand the human brain. If not for model organisms such as the rat, they might never know what really goes ...

Neuroscience created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stroke damage in mice overcome by training that 'rewires' brain centers

Johns Hopkins researchers have found that mice can recover from physically debilitating strokes that damage the primary motor cortex, the region of the brain that controls most movement in the body, if the rodents are quickly ...

Neuroscience created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genome-wide atlas of gene enhancers in the brain online

Future research into the underlying causes of neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia, should greatly benefit from a first-of-its-kind atlas of gene-enhancers in the cerebrum (telencephalon). ...

Genetics created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study sheds light on how our brains move limbs

(Medical Xpress)—A Queen's University study is giving new insight into how the neurons in our brains control our limbs. The research might one day help with the design of more functional artificial limbs.

Neuroscience created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Epigenetic processes orchestrate neuronal migration

(Medical Xpress)—Neurobiologists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) are the first to show that directional migration of neurons during brain development is controlled through ...

Neuroscience created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mind-controlled hand offers hope for the paralysed

Pentagon-backed scientists on Monday announced they had created a robot hand that was the most advanced brain-controlled prosthetic limb ever made.

Neuroscience created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Neuroplasticity reduced in teens born prematurely

(HealthDay)—Adolescents who were born prematurely have reduced neuroplasticity, which may explain their motor, learning, and memory difficulties, according to a study published in the Nov. 14 issue of the ...

Neuroscience created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mu-rhythm in the brain: The neural mechanism of speech as an audio-vocal perception-action system

The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan ...

Neuroscience created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hand use improved after spinal cord injury with noninvasive stimulation

By using noninvasive stimulation, researchers were able to temporarily improve the ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands. The findings, reported on November 29th in Current Biology, a Cell ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whether we like someone affects how our brain processes movement

Hate the Lakers? Do the Celtics make you want to hurl? Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their actions, according to new research from the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC.

Neuroscience created Oct 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Preemies' brains reap long-term benefits from Kangaroo Mother Care

Kangaroo Mother Care—a technique in which a breastfed premature infant remains in skin-to-skin contact with the parent's chest rather than being placed in an incubator—has lasting positive impact on brain development, ...

Pediatrics created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0