Neuroimaging study reinforces theory of mental 'foraging,' inspiring new understanding of schizophrenia

byIndiana UniversitySchematic of an example fMRI run consisting of 1 category verbal fluency test, 1 control speaking condition, and 1 letter verbal fluency test. Black boxes illustrate examples

Updated on: January 11,2024

Neuroimaging study reinforces theory of mental 'foraging,' inspiring new understanding of schizophrenia

byIndiana UniversitySchematic of an example fMRI run consisting of 1 category verbal fluency test, 1 control speaking condition, and 1 letter verbal fluency test. Black boxes illustrate examples

Updated on:January 11,2024

Emerging from a coma: Response to language can help assess states of consciousness

by Charlène Aubinet, Olivia Gosseries,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA man—for the sake of this exercise, let's call him "Paul"—has a heart attack and his brain is starv

Updated on: February 18,2024

Emerging from a coma: Response to language can help assess states of consciousness

by Charlène Aubinet, Olivia Gosseries,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageA man—for the sake of this exercise, let's call him "Paul"—has a heart attack and his brain is starv

Updated on:February 18,2024

Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn patients with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate i

Updated on: June 04,2024

Improving blood vessel health in the brain may help combat Alzheimer's

by Massachusetts General HospitalPET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease. Credit: public domainIn patients with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein fragments accumulate i

Updated on:June 04,2024

Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneDBSLHmediates immediate improvements in walking in humans with SCI. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03306-xResea

Updated on: December 18,2024

Stimulating the hypothalamus can restore walking in paralyzed patients, study shows

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneDBSLHmediates immediate improvements in walking in humans with SCI. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03306-xResea

Updated on:December 18,2024

More pain, more burdens: Researchers find link between chronic pain and dementia

by Chinese Academy of SciencesElevated dementia risk, cognitive decline, and hippocampalatrophy in multisite chronic pain. Credit: Tu YihengA research team led by Dr. Tu Yiheng from the Institute

Updated on: June 05,2024

More pain, more burdens: Researchers find link between chronic pain and dementia

by Chinese Academy of SciencesElevated dementia risk, cognitive decline, and hippocampalatrophy in multisite chronic pain. Credit: Tu YihengA research team led by Dr. Tu Yiheng from the Institute

Updated on:June 05,2024

Over 7 million US seniors have mental declines that threaten financial skills

by Alan MozesAs Americans age, millions end up struggling with dementia or some level of memory impairment and diminished capacity to think clearly and make decisions.Yet a new study says that despite

Updated on: May 05,2024

Over 7 million US seniors have mental declines that threaten financial skills

by Alan MozesAs Americans age, millions end up struggling with dementia or some level of memory impairment and diminished capacity to think clearly and make decisions.Yet a new study says that despite

Updated on:May 05,2024

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on: February 05,2024

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Updated on:February 05,2024

Scientists uncover key brain pathway mediating panic disorder symptoms

bySalk InstitutePAC1R-expressing dorsal raphe neurons in the mouse brain (red) serve as the projection targets for PACAP parabrachial neurons to mediate panic-like behavioral and physical sympto

Updated on: January 09,2024

Scientists uncover key brain pathway mediating panic disorder symptoms

bySalk InstitutePAC1R-expressing dorsal raphe neurons in the mouse brain (red) serve as the projection targets for PACAP parabrachial neurons to mediate panic-like behavioral and physical sympto

Updated on:January 09,2024

Team develops app to help train the brain to overcome tinnitus

by MindEarThe MindEar app includes training and education on tinnitus, helping patients better manage symptoms. Credit: MindEarAn international research team has shown that the debilitating impact of

Updated on: January 09,2024

Team develops app to help train the brain to overcome tinnitus

by MindEarThe MindEar app includes training and education on tinnitus, helping patients better manage symptoms. Credit: MindEarAn international research team has shown that the debilitating impact of

Updated on:January 09,2024

FDA approves Vyalev for advanced Parkinson's disease

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AbbVie's Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) for adults living with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD).Vyalev is the first an

Updated on: November 07,2024

FDA approves Vyalev for advanced Parkinson's disease

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AbbVie's Vyalev (foscarbidopa and foslevodopa) for adults living with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD).Vyalev is the first an

Updated on:November 07,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on: July 05,2024

Why most people are right handed but left eyed

by Gillian Forrester,The ConversationCredit:Scientific Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64372-2Whether you're left, right or ambidextrous, "handedness" is part of

Updated on:July 05,2024

Decoding six basic emotions from functional brain connectivity patterns

byScience China PressDistributions of the top 10 contributing brain nodes for each basic emotion. Credit: Science China PressEmotions are an important part of human intelligence. Identifying spe

Updated on: February 18,2024

Decoding six basic emotions from functional brain connectivity patterns

byScience China PressDistributions of the top 10 contributing brain nodes for each basic emotion. Credit: Science China PressEmotions are an important part of human intelligence. Identifying spe

Updated on:February 18,2024