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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Neurofeedback Shows Promise in Treating Tinnitus

According to a new study that will be presented at RSNA 2017, neurofeedback may help to reduce and, in some cases, eliminate tinnitus.

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·October 1, 2019·4 min read

Neuroimaging reveals hidden communication between brain layers during reading

Stronger activation for words over pseudo-words was seen in deep layers of the visual word form area. The activation caused top-down projections from higher language areas of the brain.

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·March 5, 2019·5 min read

NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects

Neuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.

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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception

A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.

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·March 6, 2017·6 min read

OCD Patients Have Difficulty Learning When a Stimulus is Safe

A difficulty in learning about the safety of a stimulus may contribute to problems in overcoming compulsive behavior for patients with OCD, a new study reports.

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·November 30, 2015·5 min read

Processing Facial Emotions in People With Autism

A new study compares the neural activity in different brain regions between people with ASD and typically developing people when viewing facial emotions.

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·January 22, 2020·3 min read

Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels

Despite previous findings, researchers have found precapillary sphincters in the brain. The study reports the precapillary sphincters may play a major role in disturbances of the brain's blood supply and blood pressure.

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·March 9, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human Brain

Technological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information.

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·December 4, 2019·3 min read

Respiration key to increase oxygen in the brain

Blood can bring more oxygen into the brains of mice following exercise as increased respiration increases oxygen levels in hemoglobin.

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·January 17, 2020·5 min read

Rich rewards: ADHD medication’s effect on the brain

Methylphenidate may boost norepinephrine levels in the prefrontal cortex, which in turn regulates dopaminergic neurons firing in the striatum, when a reward is delivered. The study sheds new light on how medications for ADHD affect the reward system in the brain.

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·February 10, 2020·3 min read

Sensory perception is not superficial brain work

When exposed to auditory stimulation, visual areas of the brain decreased in activity. Findings suggest sound can strongly draw attention away from what we are looking at.