Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control volu

Updated on: January 11,2024 7

Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter

by Bill Snyder,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control volu

Updated on:January 11,2024 7

Dopamine could explain why exercise helps boost your brain

byUniversity of PortsmouthThree experiments to test how dopamine affects cognitive performance during acute exercise. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP285173A s

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Dopamine could explain why exercise helps boost your brain

byUniversity of PortsmouthThree experiments to test how dopamine affects cognitive performance during acute exercise. Credit:The Journal of Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1113/JP285173A s

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More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople continuously exposed to bright, artificial light at night may be at increased risk of developing conditions that affect blood

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More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople continuously exposed to bright, artificial light at night may be at increased risk of developing conditions that affect blood

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What makes us human? Researchers uncover clues behind brain evolution

by Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Dallas Morning NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is three times bigger than a chimp's and more spherical than a Neanderthal's. Within a maze of b

Updated on: January 10,2024 7

What makes us human? Researchers uncover clues behind brain evolution

by Adithi Ramakrishnan, The Dallas Morning NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe human brain is three times bigger than a chimp's and more spherical than a Neanderthal's. Within a maze of b

Updated on:January 10,2024 7

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning

by Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyLooking at an ultrasound image, Shin points to a region of the brain showing strong microbubble activity from a nerve stimulati

Updated on: May 14,2024 0

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning

by Elizabeth Bello, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and TechnologyLooking at an ultrasound image, Shin points to a region of the brain showing strong microbubble activity from a nerve stimulati

Updated on:May 14,2024 0

Children as young as 3 to 5 recognize broken promises

byDuke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to broken promises, children as young as three to five recognize that some excuses are better than others. It turns out children

Updated on: January 21,2024 12

Children as young as 3 to 5 recognize broken promises

byDuke UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to broken promises, children as young as three to five recognize that some excuses are better than others. It turns out children

Updated on:January 21,2024 12

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on: November 25,2024 0

What is 'doll therapy' for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?

by Nikki-Anne Wilson,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe way people living with dementiaexperience the worldcan change as the disease progresses. Their sense of real

Updated on:November 25,2024 0

Rapid telehealth consults found to improve care for rural patients with stroke

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Telestroke workflow chart. Credit:Critical Care Nurse(2023). DOI: 10.4037/ccn2023505Minutes matter when a patient may have had a strok

Updated on: January 06,2024 10

Rapid telehealth consults found to improve care for rural patients with stroke

by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)Telestroke workflow chart. Credit:Critical Care Nurse(2023). DOI: 10.4037/ccn2023505Minutes matter when a patient may have had a strok

Updated on:January 06,2024 10

A step-by-step approach for testing pesticides for their possible role in Parkinson's disease

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceThere are four tiers of screening, including in silico, in vitro, in vivo (Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Zebrafish), and more compl

Updated on: December 28,2023 11

A step-by-step approach for testing pesticides for their possible role in Parkinson's disease

byNetherlands Institute for NeuroscienceThere are four tiers of screening, including in silico, in vitro, in vivo (Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Zebrafish), and more compl

Updated on:December 28,2023 11

Study: When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTop down predictions during natural sequences. Your expectations determine what you ultimately 'see,' based on prior knowledge. Credit: Eline Feenstra—

Updated on: January 10,2024 9

Study: When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect

by Netherlands Institute for NeuroscienceTop down predictions during natural sequences. Your expectations determine what you ultimately 'see,' based on prior knowledge. Credit: Eline Feenstra—

Updated on:January 10,2024 9

Study sheds light on sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease, potential target for novel treatment

byScience China PressThis study investigated the clinical features and biomarkers of sEOAD. Findings indicated that these patients showed distinctive clinical presentation, imaging finding and b

Updated on: January 10,2024 13

Study sheds light on sporadic early-onset Alzheimer's disease, potential target for novel treatment

byScience China PressThis study investigated the clinical features and biomarkers of sEOAD. Findings indicated that these patients showed distinctive clinical presentation, imaging finding and b

Updated on:January 10,2024 13

Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsMayo Clinic researchers have identified new scoring criteria allowing for the detection of treatable forms of rapidly progressive demen

Updated on: January 10,2024 15

Researchers identify new criteria to detect rapidly progressive dementia

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsMayo Clinic researchers have identified new scoring criteria allowing for the detection of treatable forms of rapidly progressive demen

Updated on:January 10,2024 15