Posts Tagged ‘Functional magnetic resonance imaging’
People Control Thoughts Better When They See Their Brain Activity
As humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people can gain greater control over their thoughts with real-time brain feedback. The study is the world’s first [Read More]
Quit Smoking Messages in the Brain
Quit smoking messages were more effective when tailored toward an individual and when that individual showed greater activity in self-related brain regions such as the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex. Using MRI, researchers compared subjects’ brain images taken during [Read More]
World’s First Basic Research Institute for Childhood Neurological Diseases Opens
The world's first basic research institute for childhood neurological diseases opened in Houston, Texas and is part of the Texas Children's Hospital. Some of the research the new research insitute will focus on includes childhood neurological diseases such as autism, [Read More]
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting – SFN Neuroscience 2010
The Society for Neuroscience 40th Annual Meeting : Neuroscience 2010 will be held in San Diego, California, USA on November 13 - 17, 2010. The official SFN annual meeting events will be held at the San Diego Convention Center. [Read More]
Neuronal Mechanisms Of Prosocial Behavior
Neuroscientists have provided an insight into the neuronal mechanisms involved in prosocial behavior, and how they are modulated by perceived group membership. Researchers suggest that there is a neurobiological basis of whether people chose to help, or withdraw help, based [Read More]
Gamers Have Advantage In Performing Visuomotor Tasks
A study published in October's Cortex has shown young people who regularly play video games have an advantage in performing tasks which require visuomotor skills. The study also found that gamers show increased activity in the prefrontal cortex when asked to perform [Read More]
Older Corpus Collosum Crosstalk Slows Response Times
This research shows that the loss of connections in the corpus collosum could be partly responsible for slower response times seen in older animals and humans due to too much crosstalk and confusion between the brain hemispheres. [Read More]
Optimistic Brains vs Pessimistic Brains: Belief Affects Posterior Parietal Cortex Performance
Optimistic brains and pessimistic brains were compared in a brain-imaging study of the posterior parietal cortex, where it is believed sensory stimuli are transformed into movement plans. [Read More]
Reading P300 Brain Waves to Predict Terrorist Attacks
Reading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information. [Read More]
Neurobiology Research Finds GABA Interferes with Memory of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients
Neurobiology research from UCLA indicates the possibility of GABA interfering with working memory in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. [Read More]
