How a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease might affect the brain
Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease.
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Investigative Techniques: News and Research on Magnetoencephalography
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Wearable scanner provides insights into how excitatory and inhibitory brain signals change as people age
A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are an important step ...
Apr 7, 2025
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How the brain predicts the immediate future
Imagine a boxer dodging a punch, a musician perfectly timing a note, or a driver anticipating a green light—the brain can be seen as an amazing tool that is constantly predicting the future. But how does it do this?
Mar 21, 2025
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Music makes us move even when we don't like it, according to psychologists
The pleasurable urge to move to music—to groove—appears to be a physiological response independent of how much we generally enjoy music, according to a new paper led by Concordia researchers.
Feb 11, 2025
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Study shows that 2D neural geometry underlies hierarchical organization of sequences in human working memory
The human brain can store salient information, such as numbers, instructions or other details that are important for completing a task, for brief periods of time, via a cognitive system known as working memory (WM). This ...
Thalamus degeneration found to impact stroke recovery
A recent study by the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a significant role in causing the life-altering symptoms with which survivors are often left, ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Study shows concussions slow brain activity of high school football players
A new study of high school football players found that concussions affect an often-overlooked but important brain signal. The findings are being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Scanning, scrolling and swiping: Research uncovers why our brains are effective at quickly processing messages
A team of New York University linguistics and psychology researchers has discovered that when a brief sentence is flashed, our brains detect its basic linguistic structure extremely quickly—in roughly 150 milliseconds, or ...
Oct 23, 2024
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Understanding changes in pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease: Study finds two proteins impact brain activity differently
Amyloid-beta and tau proteins have long been associated with Alzheimer's disease. The pathological buildup of these proteins leads to cognitive decline in people with the disease. How it does that, though, remains poorly ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Scientists call for ethics guidance in portable neuroimaging development
Imagine gathering brain data in classrooms as students take a test or traveling to remote communities across the globe to study brain structure. Such possibilities are becoming more realistic as smaller, cheaper and more ...
Sep 13, 2024
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