The brain is a complex and mysterious organ, which performs many functions and the proper functioning of this precious machine is important for well-being. There are about 86 billion neurons in the brain and they interact ...
Dec 1, 2016
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These colorful orbs are maps of the circuitry of mouse brains, showing with unprecedented detail how different areas of the brain are connected. The images were made at Duke's Center for In Vivo Microscopy with magnetic resonance ...
Sep 7, 2020
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It's quite possible that you are one of those people with white spots on the brain. Healthy people aren't spared them, but sick individuals may be more vulnerable. If you smoke, the risk increases even more.
Dec 2, 2019
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Although the brain becomes smaller with age, the shrinkage seems to be fast-tracked in older adults with hearing loss, according to the results of a study by researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging. ...
Jan 22, 2014
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A research team led by Prof. Zhan Yang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has recently introduced a novel unsupervised dual-stream model based on adaptive graph convolution ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Every year, one in 10 babies worldwide are born too early. That's roughly 15 million children, according to the World Health Organization. When children are born too soon, they are at higher risk of mental and physical disabilities, ...
Jan 23, 2018
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A new ultrasound imaging technique has provided the first ever in vivo visualization of activity in the piriform cortex of rats during odor perception.. This deep-seated brain structure plays an important role in olfaction, ...
Jul 14, 2014
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Physical and social activities in old age have a protective effect on the entorhinal cortex, researchers at UZH have shown. This important area of the brain, which plays a central role in memory, is impaired in patients with ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Researchers at Aalto University and the Niilo Mäki Institute have used neuroimaging to pinpoint where the brain activates—or doesn't activate—among children identified as having a high risk of dyslexia. Magnetoencephalography ...
Mar 19, 2021
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Combat troops must minimize the humanness of their enemies in order to kill them. They can't be effective fighters if they're distracted by feelings of empathy for opponents. But indifference to the enemy, rather than loathing, ...
Jun 6, 2013
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