Neuroscience
Some brains are blind to moving objects
As many as half of people are blind to motion in some part of their field of vision, but the deficit doesn't have anything to do with the eyes.
Sep 28, 2016
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Brain Injury
Neuroscience
Running on autopilot: Scientists find important new role for 'daydreaming' network
A brain network previously associated with daydreaming has been found to play an important role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot. Scientists at the University of Cambridge showed that far from being just 'background ...
Oct 23, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Pot may restrict blood flow to brain: study
(HealthDay)—Marijuana appears to hamper blood flow to the brain, which theoretically could affect your memory and ability to reason, a new study suggests.
Dec 30, 2016
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Health
Cycling is safer with more cyclists on the road, but injuries are on the rise, study finds
Head and facial injuries from cycling have remained steady over the past 10 years according to a Rutgers-led study.
Oct 29, 2019
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Neuroscience
Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, exceeding 40 degrees C
New research has shown that normal human brain temperature varies much more than we thought, and this could be a sign of healthy brain function. In healthy men and women, where oral temperature is typically less than 37°C, ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Catatonic person's body may be frozen, but their minds are not
Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm and it stays in that position. Someone takes a blood ...
May 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
Brain's astrocytes play starring role in long-term memory
Star-shaped cells called astrocytes help the brain establish long-lasting memories, Salk researchers have discovered. The new work adds to a growing body of evidence that astrocytes, long considered to be merely supportive ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Neuroscience
Brightlamp launches smartphone app that can rapidly monitor the brain for signs of concussion
The Brain Injury Research Institute reports that high school athletes who sustain a concussion are three times more likely to sustain a second concussion, and a lack of proper diagnosis and management of concussion may result ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Neuroscience
A simple blood sample indicates how serious a head trauma is
A simple blood sample to diagnose patients with traumatic brain injury is an innovation enabled by researchers at Örebro University. In a new study, reported in Nature Communications, they have identified biomarkers in the ...
May 10, 2022
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Medical research
Treatment for chronic neuropathic pain gets to the brain via a novel route, without surgery
University at Buffalo researchers who previously discovered how chronic neuropathic pain arises in the brain have now developed a treatment to block it.
Sep 16, 2019
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