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Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural computations underlying flexible decision-making in rats. Credit: Dr. Marino PaganResearchpublishedinNaturehas revealed that neural co

Cognitive flexibility: How neural variability shapes decision-making in different brains

by Tejasri Gururaj , Medical XpressNeural computations underlying flexible decision-making in rats. Credit: Dr. Marino PaganResearchpublishedinNaturehas revealed that neural co
Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysis

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysis

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysisbyOsaka Metropolitan UniversityRehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body para

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysis

Rehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body paralysisbyOsaka Metropolitan UniversityRehabilitation robot training programs show promise in treating upper body para
Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in male and female mice

byUniversity of Technology, Sydney1. Mice are trained to press a left and right lever for pellet and sucrose outcomes (counterbalanced), 2. Mice are prefed to satiety on one of the two outcomes
Research suggests coffee may protect against cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation

Research suggests coffee may protect against cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDrinking multiple cups of coffee a day may help prevent cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF), according

Research suggests coffee may protect against cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDrinking multiple cups of coffee a day may help prevent cognitive decline in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF), according
Coronary artery disease common in patients with cirrhosis

Coronary artery disease common in patients with cirrhosis

by Lori SolomonCoronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a reviewpublished

Coronary artery disease common in patients with cirrhosis

by Lori SolomonCoronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a reviewpublished
New MRI technique identifies heart disease risk from fat composition

New MRI technique identifies heart disease risk from fat composition

byUniversity of Virginia(A) Undersampled multi-echo gradient echo images with patches drawn over regions of varying water and fat content. (B) The singular values and cutoff thresholds calculate

New MRI technique identifies heart disease risk from fat composition

byUniversity of Virginia(A) Undersampled multi-echo gradient echo images with patches drawn over regions of varying water and fat content. (B) The singular values and cutoff thresholds calculate
Heart team implants new blood-pumping device for first time in US

Heart team implants new blood-pumping device for first time in US

by Helena OlivieroCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to hel

Heart team implants new blood-pumping device for first time in US

by Helena OlivieroCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to hel
What can fecal proteins reveal about heart health?

What can fecal proteins reveal about heart health?

byMonash UniversityCredit:Gut Microbes(2024). DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2441356Human and microbial proteins found in feces could help doctors detect a long-term risk of deadly cardi

What can fecal proteins reveal about heart health?

byMonash UniversityCredit:Gut Microbes(2024). DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2441356Human and microbial proteins found in feces could help doctors detect a long-term risk of deadly cardi
Unexpected heart muscle growth found in patients with artificial hearts

Unexpected heart muscle growth found in patients with artificial hearts

byUniversity of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson's Sarver Heart Center found th

Unexpected heart muscle growth found in patients with artificial hearts

byUniversity of ArizonaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson's Sarver Heart Center found th
Using an AI tool, researchers find poor vascular health accelerates brain aging

Using an AI tool, researchers find poor vascular health accelerates brain aging

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing an AI tool, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analyzed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains' biolog

Using an AI tool, researchers find poor vascular health accelerates brain aging

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUsing an AI tool, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analyzed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains' biolog
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