New research, published in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men. The study led by Shani Agron at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, finds that sniffing tears leads ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) represents a potent instrument for brain imaging. However, the current spatial resolution of PET scanners utilized for brain imaging leaves room for enhancement.
Oct 25, 2023
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Research by experts at King's and Evelina London Children's Hospital has found major advances for detecting brain conditions in babies using portable MRI scanners.
Oct 11, 2023
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In Parkinson's disease, the cerebral cortex can take over tasks from a deeper part of the brain that has been damaged, where cells that make dopamine have been lost. The strength of compensation by the cerebral cortex determines ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Changes in a person's "normal" mental state after taking drugs, while meditating, during hypnosis or due to specific medical conditions have been a topic of study for several years now. Some of these mental changes, which ...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and colleagues have developed a novel, anatomically accurate reference model of the human brain, entirely made from soft organic materials, for use ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have created a "semantic brain decoder" to guess someone's thoughts based on brain activity.
Jun 8, 2023
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Talking to toddlers helps shape their developing brain, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
May 15, 2023
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A new artificial intelligence system called a semantic decoder can translate a person's brain activity—while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story—into a continuous stream of text. The system developed ...
May 1, 2023
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A radioactive tracer is being tested for the first time in Norway at St. Olavs Hospital and NTNU. The goal is to improve the detection of dementia diseases.
Apr 21, 2023
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