Brain patterns reveal why elderly drivers are prone to mistaking the gas pedal for the brake pedal

by Nagoya UniversityThe study found the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (yellow) showed greater activation when pressing a pedal diagonally with a foot, compared to pressing the pedal straigh

Updated on: February 21,2024 9

Brain patterns reveal why elderly drivers are prone to mistaking the gas pedal for the brake pedal

by Nagoya UniversityThe study found the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (yellow) showed greater activation when pressing a pedal diagonally with a foot, compared to pressing the pedal straigh

Updated on:February 21,2024 9

Dementia rates fall in Australia ahead of expected surge

by University of AdelaideCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia rates among older Australians are falling, sparking suggestions that measures aimed at improving the physical health of older people may

Updated on: April 25,2024 11

Dementia rates fall in Australia ahead of expected surge

by University of AdelaideCredit: CC0 Public DomainDementia rates among older Australians are falling, sparking suggestions that measures aimed at improving the physical health of older people may

Updated on:April 25,2024 11

New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

Updated on: March 14,2024 17

New insights into the development of Parkinson's disease in the brain might open the doors to new therapies

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityIn healthy condition, CHCHD2WT localizes in mitochondria. In pathogenic condition, mutant CHCHD2T61I mislocalizes to the cytosol and recruits Casein kinase 1

Updated on:March 14,2024 17

Finding epilepsy hotspots before surgery: A faster, non-invasive approach

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurosurgery for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy requires locating the precise brain areas that are generat

Updated on: September 09,2024 0

Finding epilepsy hotspots before surgery: A faster, non-invasive approach

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeurosurgery for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy requires locating the precise brain areas that are generat

Updated on:September 09,2024 0

Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms

Updated on: February 03,2024 7

Preliminary study: Blood treatment is safe, may help treat stiff person syndrome

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainStiff person syndrome spectrum disorders are rare autoimmune and neurological disorders that most often cause muscle stiffness and spasms

Updated on:February 03,2024 7

Study reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, M.D. Credit: The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityIndividuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of

Updated on: February 26,2024 15

Study reveals new link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

by Temple UniversityDomenico Praticò, M.D. Credit: The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityIndividuals with Down syndrome who survive into adulthood face the additional challenge of

Updated on:February 26,2024 15

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 10

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 10

PET scans uncover smoldering inflammation in MS patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalGroup comparisons of lnGALP scores in the CoGM and WM, CoT, and normalized brain volume in MS as compared with HC (A–D); in MS patients on H-DMT (HT) as compared wi

Updated on: April 27,2024 0

PET scans uncover smoldering inflammation in MS patients

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalGroup comparisons of lnGALP scores in the CoGM and WM, CoT, and normalized brain volume in MS as compared with HC (A–D); in MS patients on H-DMT (HT) as compared wi

Updated on:April 27,2024 0

Shorter telomeres point to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShort telomeres in midlife are associated with a higher risk of develo

Updated on: May 22,2024 7

Shorter telomeres point to increased Alzheimer's risk

by Kim Krieger,University of ConnecticutHuman chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). Credit: PD-NASA; PD-USGOV-NASAShort telomeres in midlife are associated with a higher risk of develo

Updated on:May 22,2024 7

Possible mechanism for fold formation in the cerebral cortex discovered

by Elena Garrido,Miguel Hernandez University of ElcheImage of a ferret brain showing the altered folding pattern (left) mediated by the Cux2 protein. Credit: IN-CSIC-UMH.Determining the genetic

Updated on: June 15,2024 7

Possible mechanism for fold formation in the cerebral cortex discovered

by Elena Garrido,Miguel Hernandez University of ElcheImage of a ferret brain showing the altered folding pattern (left) mediated by the Cux2 protein. Credit: IN-CSIC-UMH.Determining the genetic

Updated on:June 15,2024 7

Research into the nature of memory reveals how cells that store information are stabilized over time

byUniversity at BuffaloDheeraj Roy, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, is a senior author o

Updated on: April 09,2024 0

Research into the nature of memory reveals how cells that store information are stabilized over time

byUniversity at BuffaloDheeraj Roy, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, is a senior author o

Updated on:April 09,2024 0

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on: January 12,2024 15

Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified

byNationwide Children's HospitalBrain mosaic copy number gain of chr1q.a, Six patients included in the study met the following criteria: infantile spasms progressing to intractable foc

Updated on:January 12,2024 15