News tagged with restorative neurology
Neural interface for prosthesis can restore function in motor control brain areas
Amputation disrupts not only the peripheral nervous system but also central structures of the brain. While the brain is able to adapt and compensate for injury in certain conditions, in amputees the traumatic event prevents ...
Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Device converting images into music helps individuals without vision reach for objects in space
Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD would assist not only in sensing the environment but also in performing ...
Neuroscience
Jul 05, 2012 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
1
|
Novel herbal compound offers potential to prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease
Administration of the active compound tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside (TSG) derived from the Chinese herbal medicine Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, reversed both overexpression of α-synuclein, a small protein found in the brain, ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 16, 2013 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
Shedding light on early Parkinson's disease pathology
In a mouse model of early Parkinson's disease (PD), animals displayed movement deficits, loss of tyrosine-hydroxylase (TH)-positive fibers in the striatum, and astro-gliosis and micro-gliosis in the substantia nigra (SN), ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Apr 01, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Scientists report promising new direction for cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly
Research has found that declines in temporal information processing (TIP), the rate at which auditory information is processed, underlies the progressive loss of function across multiple cognitive systems in the elderly, ...
Neuroscience
Aug 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Therapy combining exercise and neuroprotective agent shows promise for stroke victims
In a study published in the current issue of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience scientists report that a therapy combining exercise with the neurovascular protective agent S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) ...
Neuroscience
Aug 15, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
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
Apr 09, 2013 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Shift of language function to right hemisphere impedes post-stroke aphasia recovery
In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right hemispheric brain regions bodes ...
Neuroscience
Apr 04, 2013 |
not rated yet |
0
Abnormal involuntary eye movements in amblyopia linked to changes in subcortical regions of brain
Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or "lazy eye," despite the special role of eye movements in vision. A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and circuitry ...
Neuroscience
Oct 16, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
