Neuroscience
Mental shortcuts, not emotion, may guide irrational decisions
If you participate in a study in my lab, the Huettel Lab at Duke, you may be asked to play an economic game.
Mar 31, 2017
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News tagged with functional magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroscience
A radical rethink is needed to understand the brain
Understanding the human brain is arguably the greatest challenge of modern science. The leading approach for most of the past 200 years has been to link its functions to different brain regions or even individual neurons ...
Mar 16, 2017
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Neuroscience
Scientists utilise innovative neuroimaging approach to unravel complex brain networks
A research team led by Professor Ed X. Wu of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Hong Kong has used an innovative neuroimaging tool to interrogate the complex brain networks and functions.
Feb 2, 2017
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Pediatrics
Brain impairments in premature infants may begin in the womb
Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Neuroscience
White matter structure in the brain predicts cognitive function at ages 1 and 2
A new study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers concluded that patterns of white matter microstructure present at birth and that develop after birth predict the cognitive function of children at ages 1 and 2.
Dec 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World first MRI study sheds light on heart damage during kidney dialysis
Experts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and kidney disease have carried out the first ever scans to study the heart function of kidney patients while they are having dialysis treatment.
Nov 29, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify group of brain structural networks linked to loss of cognitive function
The decreased expression of some structural covariance networks (SCNs) in the brain is associated with advancing age, whereas other networks are less affected by age, and a new study now points to the independent effects ...
Nov 2, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Biomarker breakthrough could improve Parkinson's treatment
A new, non-invasive way to track the progression of Parkinson's disease could help evaluate experimental treatments to slow or stop the disease's progression.
Aug 15, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologist zeros in on when sound becomes music
At what point does your brain perceive sounds as music?
Aug 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Laser ablation becomes increasingly viable treatment for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer patients may soon have a new option to treat their disease: laser heat. UCLA researchers have found that focal laser ablation - the precise application of heat via laser to a tumor - is both feasible and safe ...
Jun 10, 2016
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