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·June 5, 2017·4 min read

Brain Development and Aging

According to researchers, brain signals in specific brain areas change during a lifespan in ways that could be vital for maintaining flexibility.

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·April 16, 2018·4 min read

Brain Activity Study Offers Potential Insight into Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study may provide key insights into the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people with higher levels of amyloid beta showed less activity in brain areas associated with working memory when engaged in cognitively demanding tasks.

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·December 3, 2019·4 min read

Imaging reveals pathways behind depression

Two new neuroimaging studies shed light on structural and functional abnormalities in the brains of those with major depressive disorder.

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·September 24, 2020·5 min read

How Changes in Healthy Brain Structure Affect Cognition

Neuroimaging study ties the degradation of circuitry in one area of the brain to reduced efficiency of executive function in older adults.

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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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·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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·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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·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 14, 2020·6 min read

Brain model offers new insights into damage caused by stroke and other injuries

Combining neuroimaging data and deep learning technologies, researchers have developed a model of the human brain that simulates patterns of neurological impairment better than existing models.