Neuroscience
Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep
When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake brain.
Aug 7, 2020
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News tagged with brain wave activity
Neuroscience
High doses of ketamine can temporarily switch off the brain, say researchers
Researchers have identified two brain phenomena that may explain some of the side-effects of ketamine. Their measurements of the brain waves of sheep sedated by the drug may explain the out-of-body experience and state of ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
Binaural beats synchronize brain activity, don't affect mood
An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective than other sounds, according to research in adults recently published in eNeuro. The effect reported in other studies might be a ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Neuroscience
Hearing through lip-reading
Brain activity synchronizes with sound waves, even without audible sound, through lip-reading, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Jan 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Are we 'brainwashed' during sleep?
New research from Boston University suggests that tonight while you sleep, something amazing will happen within your brain. Your neurons will go quiet. A few seconds later, blood will flow out of your head. Then, a watery ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Medical research
Brain regions found to respond differently to the presence of background noise
In a busy coffee shop, our eardrums are inundated with sound waves—people chatting, the clatter of cups, music playing—yet our brains somehow manage to untangle relevant sounds, like a barista announcing that our coffee ...
Sep 10, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study finds high levels of abnormally fast brain waves in mild brain injury
A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Navy finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury—compared with those in a control group—have ...
May 9, 2019
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Neuroscience
Voluntary control of brainwaves in deep brain of patients with Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is associated with abnormal beta wave activity in the subthalamic nucleus (STN), but a direct connection between this activity and movement difficulties has not yet been established.
Feb 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Oxygen promotes deep, restorative sleep, study shows
Exposure to high levels of oxygen encourages the brain to remain in deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study by University of Alberta neuroscientists.
Dec 7, 2018
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Neuroscience
Harnessing artificial intelligence to control drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsy affects nearly one percent of the global population, making it one of the most common neurological disorders. While two-thirds of patients with epilepsy respond well to pharmacological treatment or are eligible for ...
Dec 4, 2018
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