Brain scans reveal the hidden shape of thinking and predict students' learning better than test scores

byGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown students gather around a computer during a Biology lab. Credit: Georgetown UniversityThe traditional tests and grades that educators have long used may measure

Updated on: February 21,2024

Brain scans reveal the hidden shape of thinking and predict students' learning better than test scores

byGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown students gather around a computer during a Biology lab. Credit: Georgetown UniversityThe traditional tests and grades that educators have long used may measure

Updated on:February 21,2024

How the brain develops: A new way to shed light on cognition

by University of MontrealThe full network architecture comprises sensorimotor, cognitive, conscious, and metacognitive levels. This is a schematic representation of the full network and its compo

Updated on: February 21,2024

How the brain develops: A new way to shed light on cognition

by University of MontrealThe full network architecture comprises sensorimotor, cognitive, conscious, and metacognitive levels. This is a schematic representation of the full network and its compo

Updated on:February 21,2024

How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer's disease

by Katie Willis,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that the most common version of a protein called CD33 plays a crucial role in regulating white blood cells in

Updated on: May 18,2024

How a protein in your brain could protect against Alzheimer's disease

by Katie Willis,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research has found that the most common version of a protein called CD33 plays a crucial role in regulating white blood cells in

Updated on:May 18,2024

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

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

New Alzheimer risk gene discovered

by Oxford University PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new paper in theJournal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurologyfinds a gene that may help explain a large part of the genet

Updated on: June 01,2024

New Alzheimer risk gene discovered

by Oxford University PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new paper in theJournal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurologyfinds a gene that may help explain a large part of the genet

Updated on:June 01,2024

How a single synapse transmits both visual and subconscious information to the brain of fruit flies

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressACh and histamine act on distinct neurons. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06681-6Research led by Peking University, China, has discovered a

Updated on: January 12,2024

How a single synapse transmits both visual and subconscious information to the brain of fruit flies

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressACh and histamine act on distinct neurons. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06681-6Research led by Peking University, China, has discovered a

Updated on:January 12,2024

Mike Tyson is getting back in the ring at 58. What could go wrong?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf at 58, I were to agree to a boxing match with a person half my age, much alarm would be caused. My daughters would burst int

Updated on: March 19,2024

Mike Tyson is getting back in the ring at 58. What could go wrong?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIf at 58, I were to agree to a boxing match with a person half my age, much alarm would be caused. My daughters would burst int

Updated on:March 19,2024

Neuroscientists use brain activity patterns to reveal thoughts of brain-injured patients

by Jeff Renaud,University of Western OntarioAdrian Owen (left) and Karnig Kazazian combine different neuroimaging methods to assess patients at the bedside in the first few days after their brai

Updated on: July 31,2024

Neuroscientists use brain activity patterns to reveal thoughts of brain-injured patients

by Jeff Renaud,University of Western OntarioAdrian Owen (left) and Karnig Kazazian combine different neuroimaging methods to assess patients at the bedside in the first few days after their brai

Updated on:July 31,2024

'Noisy' autistic brains seem better at certain tasks. Here's why neuroaffirmative research matters

by Pratik Raul, Jeroen van Boxtel and Jovana Acevska,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAutism is aneurodevelopmental differenceassociated with specific experiences and

Updated on: March 30,2024

'Noisy' autistic brains seem better at certain tasks. Here's why neuroaffirmative research matters

by Pratik Raul, Jeroen van Boxtel and Jovana Acevska,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAutism is aneurodevelopmental differenceassociated with specific experiences and

Updated on:March 30,2024

In quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticism

by Tom MurphyThis image provided by Biogen on Monday, June 7, 2021 shows a vial and packaging for the drug Aduhelm. The first new Alzheimer's treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakt

Updated on: April 23,2024

In quiet debut, Alzheimer's drug finds questions, skepticism

by Tom MurphyThis image provided by Biogen on Monday, June 7, 2021 shows a vial and packaging for the drug Aduhelm. The first new Alzheimer's treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakt

Updated on:April 23,2024

Alzheimer's treatment holds promise for primary progressive aphasia patients

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an existing therapy frequently used to treat Alzheimer's disease might also work on pa

Updated on: April 08,2024

Alzheimer's treatment holds promise for primary progressive aphasia patients

by Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an existing therapy frequently used to treat Alzheimer's disease might also work on pa

Updated on:April 08,2024

Microbes may hold the key for treating neurological disorders

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen we think about the causes of neurological disorders and how to treat them, we think about targeting the brain. But is this the b

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbes may hold the key for treating neurological disorders

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen we think about the causes of neurological disorders and how to treat them, we think about targeting the brain. But is this the b

Updated on:May 17,2024