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Image of an MRI machine wiht a brain scan on a computer monitor.

·November 3, 2015·2 min read

A Better Way to Map Brain Tumors

Researchers have discovered a protein that helps map the edges of brain tumors so they show up more clearly on MRI scans.

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·October 22, 2015·4 min read

Creating a 3D Map of the Brain

Researchers have developed new software that has been can map out a monkey's brain and easily create a 3D model.

Illustration shows the experimental set up. The caption provides a more detailed description.

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·October 14, 2015·3 min read

A Brain Network for Observed Social Threat Interactions

Researchers use large scale neural recording and big data to reveal how observed social threat is recalled from memory.

Image shows brain scans displaying the volume changed during the head down bed tilt rest experiment.

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·October 13, 2015·3 min read

What Happens When Your Brain Can’t Tell Which Way is Up?

A new study on the International Space Station is being conducted to help researchers understand how the brain changes in space and develop ways to deal with those changes.

Image shows two drawings of a brain and two fMRI brain scans.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

Progression of Parkinson’s Disease Within the Brain Mapped in New Study

Researchers have mapped the distribution of atrophy in Parkinson's disease patients.

This is a PET scan of a person's brain who has Alzheimer's.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

New Imaging Method Increases Chance of Early Detection for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study reports amyloid PET imaging is as effective as the more common cerebrospinal fluid sample test for detecting Alzheimer's disease.

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·September 15, 2015·4 min read

New Mouse Brain Map May Provide Clues About the Origins of Mental Illness

Researchers have released a new, highly detailed model of connections in the mouse brain that could provide new insights into the origins of mental illness.

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·September 14, 2015·5 min read

Researchers Rediscover and Map ‘Lost’ Brain Structure

Researchers map an area of the brain which has been absent from text books for almost 100 years. They believe this area could play an important role in how we understand the world.

Image shows a representation of nodes in the brain.

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·September 1, 2015·5 min read

The Neural Basis of Multitasking

A new study looks at the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility.

This image shows five panels shows a memory snapshot created by hundreds of place cells while the rat was physically stationary at the top of the 1.8 m track (black).

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·July 15, 2015·4 min read

Watching Memories Piece Together

According to researchers, memories are more like separate but connected “snapshots” in the brain than uninterrupted video reels.

This image shows the retrosplenial cortex.

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·July 10, 2015·4 min read

Retrosplenial Cortex Plays Important Role in Spatial Mapping and Navigation

A new study reports the retrosplenial cortex appears to play a vital role in navigation and spatial mapping.

This image shows neural connections in the brain.

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·July 7, 2015·4 min read

Structure of Human Brain Has an Almost Ideal Network of Connections

Researchers report the structure of the human brain has an almost ideal network of connections, enabling optimal transmission of information from one area to another.