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Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2019

Contrary to popular belief that brain changes begin to normalize immediately after ceasing alcohol consumption, a new study reveals damage to the brain continues during the first weeks of abstinence.... Read More...

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Researchers Use MRI to Predict Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2018

Using neuroimaging technology to examine white matter tracts in the brain, researchers were able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease with 95% accuracy.... Read More...

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Mid to Late Life Increases in Marker of Chronic Inflammation Tied to Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJuly 2, 2018

A new study provides further evidence that chronic inflammation during middle to late age can alter brain structure, resulting in poor cognition and dementia.... Read More...

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Hypertension May Cause Dementia

Neuroscience NewsJune 13, 2018

An MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.... Read More...

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Abnormal Brain Connections Seen in Preschoolers with Autism

Neuroscience NewsMarch 27, 2018

A new neuroimaging study reveals preschool aged children with ASD have significant differences in the basal ganglia network and paralimbic-limbic network in the brain compared to their peers who were not diagnosed with autism.... Read More...

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Brain’s Appetite Regulator Disrupted in Obese Teens

Neuroscience NewsNovember 30, 2017

A new study reports obese teens have disrupted connectivity between numerous areas of the brain involved in appetite regulation.... Read More...

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Why Do Some People Stay Sharp As They Age?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2017

Researchers are embarking on a new study to answer how some people are able to stay sharper than others as they age.... Read More...

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Image shows the brain regions machine learning has picked up as associated with depression.

Enlisting The Help of Machine Learning to Diagnose Depression

Neuroscience NewsMarch 28, 2017

Researchers are utilizing neuroimaging data to identify brain patterns and predict depression with the help of machine learning.... Read More...

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White Matter Structure in Brain Predicts Cognitive Function at Ages 1 and 2

Neuroscience NewsDecember 20, 2016

A new study reports white matter structure can predict an infant's cognitive abilities and functions at the ages of 1 and 2.... Read More...

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Head Impacts Lead to Brain Changes in High School Football Players

Neuroscience NewsNovember 28, 2016

After just one season of playing football, neuroimaging technology reveals changes in gray and white matter correlated with exposure to head trauma in high school students, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Musical Training Creates New Brain Connections in Children

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2016

According to researchers, taking music lessons can increase brain fiber connections in children. Music lessons may also prove a useful tool in treating Autism and ADHD.... Read More...

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Epilepsy: Why Do Seizures Sometimes Continue After Surgery?

Neuroscience NewsNovember 17, 2016

A new study highlights the potential reasons why many patients with severe epilepsy still continue to experience seizures even after surgery.... Read More...

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Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss

New insight into how obesity and insulin resistance can impair cognition

Empathy often avoided because of mental effort

Neuroscience

Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss

New insight into how obesity and insulin resistance can impair cognition

Brain regions linked to memory and emotion help humans navigate smell

Neurology

Skin discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study

General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out

AI

Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology