Neuroscience
Scientists track neuronal stem cells using MRI
Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo.
Sep 29, 2011
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Neuroscience
Hedging your bets: How the brain makes decisions based on related information
When making decisions based on multiple, interdependent factors, we choose based on how these factors correlate with each other, and not based on an ad hoc rule of thumb or through trial and error as was previously thought, ...
Sep 21, 2011
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Neuroscience
Ready to learn? Brain scans can tell you
Our memories work better when our brains are prepared to absorb new information, according to a new study by MIT researchers. A team led by Professor John Gabrieli has shown that activity in a specific part of the brain, ...
Aug 19, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Project will study the neural basis of psychopathy
A leading University of Chicago researcher on empathy is launching a project to understand psychopathy by studying criminals in prisons.
Aug 1, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The secret to successful aging
Whether we choose to accept or fight it, the fact is that we will all age, but will we do so successfully? Aging successfully has been linked with the "positivity effect", a biased tendency towards and preference for positive, ...
Jul 14, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers develop new software to advance brain image research
A University of Colorado Boulder research team has developed a new software program allowing neuroscientists to produce single brain images pulled from hundreds of individual studies, trimming weeks and even months from what ...
Jun 27, 2011
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Neuroscience
Noninvasive brain stimulation helps curb impulsivity
Inhibitory control can be boosted with a mild form of brain stimulation, according to a study published in the June 2011 issue of Neuroimage, Elsevier's Journal of Brain Function. The study's findings indicate that non-invasive ...
Jun 15, 2011
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Neuroscience
Teen brain data may predict pop song success, study finds
An Emory University study suggests that the brain activity of teens, recorded while they are listening to new songs, may help predict the popularity of the songs.
Jun 13, 2011
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Neuroscience
Functional MRI shows how mindfulness meditation changes decision-making process
If a friend or relative won $100 and then offered you a few dollars, would you accept this windfall? The logical answer would seem to be, sure, why not? "But human decision making does not always appear rational," said Read ...
Apr 20, 2011
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