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Magnetic resonance imaging

·December 22, 2011·2 min read

UT Health Researchers Link Multiple Sclerosis to Different Area of Brain

Radiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects...

Neuroscience

·August 19, 2011·2 min read

Ready to learn? Brain Scans Can Tell You

Neuroscientists identify brain activity that predicts how well you will remember images. Our memories work better when our brains are...

Neurology

·August 1, 2011·2 min read

High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Smoking and Obesity in Middle Age May Shrink Brain, Damage Thinking

A new study suggests smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and being overweight in middle age may cause brain shrinkage and...

Featured Neuroscience

·April 19, 2011·2 min read

Effects of Obesity On the Brain: Sex-Related Differences in the Brain’s White Matter

Effects of obesity on the brain: first evidence of sex-related differences in the brain’s white matter structure Obesity is today...

Neuroscience

·March 31, 2011·2 min read

New Insight Into “Aha!” Memories

When we suddenly get the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem, we can practically feel...

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 28, 2011·3 min read

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...

Featured Neurology

·December 10, 2010·5 min read

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, epilepsy, Rett syndrome, cerebral palsy, ataxias and Batten disease. More details about the new institute are provided in the press release below.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 10, 2010·3 min read

Perforant Path Identified in Humans – Early ID of Alzheimer’s Possible

UC Irvine researchers have identified the perforant path in humans with the diffusion tensor imaging technique.

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·August 4, 2010·3 min read

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.