Parkinson's & Movement disorders

New study maps the progression of Parkinson's disease within the brain

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, have made advances in understanding the process involved in the progression and spread ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Accuracy of dementia brain imaging must improve

MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Does exercise benefit the mildly depressed?

Scientists hope to use brain imaging to determine for the first time whether the effects of exercise on mildly depressed people can be observed on a neurological level.

Neuroscience

The nonagenarian athlete: Researchers study Olga Kotelko's brain

In the summer of 2012, Olga Kotelko, a 93-year-old Canadian track-and-field athlete with more than 30 world records in her age group, visited the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of ...

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