Study maps brain wave disruptions affecting memory recall

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterTheta oscillations—brain waves associated with encoding memories—lessen in intensity with administration of a drug called scopolamine, according to a study by UT

Updated on: March 02,2024

Study maps brain wave disruptions affecting memory recall

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterTheta oscillations—brain waves associated with encoding memories—lessen in intensity with administration of a drug called scopolamine, according to a study by UT

Updated on:March 02,2024

Why some types of music make people want to dance more than others

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTwelve 8-s melodies with a 2-Hz beat were created. For each melody, three variants were designed to vary the level of rhythmic predictability (degree of syncopation) while

Updated on: March 30,2024

Why some types of music make people want to dance more than others

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTwelve 8-s melodies with a 2-Hz beat were created. For each melody, three variants were designed to vary the level of rhythmic predictability (degree of syncopation) while

Updated on:March 30,2024

Pilot study uses brainwave activity to assess depressed mood in healthy people

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Tsukuba found that the frequency of a brainwave phenomenon called phase resetting reflects daily changes in dep

Updated on: February 03,2024

Pilot study uses brainwave activity to assess depressed mood in healthy people

by University of TsukubaCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Tsukuba found that the frequency of a brainwave phenomenon called phase resetting reflects daily changes in dep

Updated on:February 03,2024

Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer's disease and dementia?

by Gina Mantica,Boston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams,

Updated on: June 18,2024

Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer's disease and dementia?

by Gina Mantica,Boston UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt takes a lot of time—and money—to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams,

Updated on:June 18,2024

Machine learning can identify signs of Alzheimer's in patients recalling the story of Cinderella

by St. George's University of LondonCredit: Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash.A new study by researchers from the Neurosciences Research Centre at St George's has identified the stre

Updated on: June 11,2024

Machine learning can identify signs of Alzheimer's in patients recalling the story of Cinderella

by St. George's University of LondonCredit: Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash.A new study by researchers from the Neurosciences Research Centre at St George's has identified the stre

Updated on:June 11,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on: March 19,2024

Growth cone in migrating neurons involved in promoting neuronal migration and regeneration in brain injury, study shows

by Nagoya City UniversityCollective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (bottom) and an elongating axon (top) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are ext

Updated on:March 19,2024

Your education and income level may affect your survival, recovery from stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low education and income levels may have a 10% increased risk of death or being dependent on others to complete daily tasks th

Updated on: January 10,2024

Your education and income level may affect your survival, recovery from stroke

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low education and income levels may have a 10% increased risk of death or being dependent on others to complete daily tasks th

Updated on:January 10,2024

Specific brain responses to traumatic stress linked to PTSD risk

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, i

Updated on: February 21,2024

Specific brain responses to traumatic stress linked to PTSD risk

by University of North Carolina Health CareCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, i

Updated on:February 21,2024

Depression symptoms in Alzheimer's could be signs for cognitive decline

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBOSTON -Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease (AD) research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of

Updated on: April 18,2024

Depression symptoms in Alzheimer's could be signs for cognitive decline

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBOSTON -Increasingly, Alzheimer's disease (AD) research has focused on the preclinical stage, when people have biological evidence of

Updated on:April 18,2024

Researchers find new origin of deep brain waves

byUniversity of California, IrvineSpindle frequencies embedded in the spike train. (A) Raw data of single axon from CA3 feedback to DG (F12-G12) channels, array ECDGCA3CA1 19908 160518 160610 d2

Updated on: April 28,2024

Researchers find new origin of deep brain waves

byUniversity of California, IrvineSpindle frequencies embedded in the spike train. (A) Raw data of single axon from CA3 feedback to DG (F12-G12) channels, array ECDGCA3CA1 19908 160518 160610 d2

Updated on:April 28,2024

'Abnormal' protein could be common link between all forms of motor neuron disease

byUniversity of SydneyAbnormal SOD1 protein detected in human spinal cord tissue (dark spots). Credit: Trist et al. 2022.Researchers have found an abnormal protein usually linked to a rare inher

Updated on: January 21,2024

'Abnormal' protein could be common link between all forms of motor neuron disease

byUniversity of SydneyAbnormal SOD1 protein detected in human spinal cord tissue (dark spots). Credit: Trist et al. 2022.Researchers have found an abnormal protein usually linked to a rare inher

Updated on:January 21,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on: March 30,2024

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead

by McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally rep

Updated on:March 30,2024