Posts Tagged ‘brain’
Top Stories - Nov 29, 2011 11:10 - 2 Comments
People who meditate tune out daydreams
YALE (US) — People who are experienced meditators seem to switch off areas of the brain associated with daydreaming—and with psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:39 - 0 Comments
Sensor brings epileptic brain into focus
NYU / U. ILLINOIS / U. PENN (US) — A flexible sensor is expected to offer unprecedented views of brain activity during epileptic seizures—as much as 400 times current levels—with minimal wiring. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2011 12:01 - 0 Comments
Routine hits may injure teen athlete’s brain
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury after routine hits to the head during normal play. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2011 14:52 - 1 Comment
Brain feedback may ease Parkinson’s
CARDIFF (UK) — People experiencing the early signs of Parkinson’s disease could see their symptoms improved through a process of regulating and re-training how their brains respond to certain activities and actions. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
New DNA letter may have distinct function
EMORY (US) — Scientists have mapped the patterns formed by a sixth nucleotide—a new DNA letter discovered in 2009—in the brains of mice, observing how its pattern of distribution changes during development and aging. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2011 9:03 - 0 Comments
Protein stops second wave of stroke injury
RUTGERS (US) — One of two proteins that regulate nerve cells and assist in overall brain function may be the key to preventing long-term damage after a stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2011 11:17 - 3 Comments
Addicts may have glitch in frontal brain
UC BERKELEY (US) — Neuroscientists have pinpointed the exact locations in the brain where calculations are made that can result in addictive behaviors, like those linked to drugs, overeating, and gambling. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2011 9:37 - 3 Comments
Left-right brain ‘talk’ despite broken link
CALTECH (US) — People who are born without a link between the brain’s left and right hemispheres still show surprisingly normal communication across the gap. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2011 6:40 - 0 Comments
Brain self-protects when running on empty
U. LEEDS (UK) — When running low on energy, the brain is able to protect itself from harm by triggering a protein that reduces the frequency of electrical impulses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Protein slows brain atrophy in mice
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A protein that promotes the growth of neurons and blood vessels may halt the spread of a brain disease that ravages the cerebellum. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2011 12:19 - 0 Comments
Live view of neural stem cells with MRI
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — An MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow stem cells in vivo could be used to develop treatments for brain injury caused by trauma, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2011 11:27 - 0 Comments
Brain receptors targeted for Alzheimer’s drug
U. BUFFALO (US) — A tiny piece of a critical receptor that fuels the brain shows promise as a new drug target for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments
Depression unplugs brain’s ‘hate circuit’
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new study using MRI scans shows that depression affects several areas of the brain, including the one that controls feelings of hatred. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 10:09 - 1 Comment
Hydrogel may help tiny skulls heal
GEORGIA TECH / EMORY (US) — Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the skull to fuse too soon. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 6, 2011 9:49 - 1 Comment
Hardwiring helps some learn from flubs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — People who think they can learn from their mistakes have a different brain reaction to errors than those who don’t, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 5, 2011 11:18 - 1 Comment
Surprising way neurons react to faces
CALTECH (US) — Researchers studying how brain cells respond to human faces have recorded a novel behavior in neurons. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2011 13:42 - 0 Comments
To decide, brain hedges its bets
CALTECH (US) / UCL (UK) — To make decisions, our brains are constantly doing calculations that enable us to keep track of correlations between dynamic factors, new research finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 29, 2011 10:06 - 1 Comment
Brain learns while body snoozes
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — An unconscious form of memory may keep people learning even while they sleep. (more…)
