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·May 10, 2021·7 min read

Reading Minds to Understand Human Tool Use

Combining brain imaging data with machine learning, researchers make new discoveries about how the brain controls the hand. The findings could lead to the development of more advanced neuroprosthetics.

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·May 8, 2021·3 min read

New MRI Technique Can Detect Early Dysfunction of the Blood-Brain Barrier With Small Vessel Disease

DP-ASL, a new neuroimaging technique may help researchers identify early blood-brain barrier dysfunction associated with SVD.

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·February 11, 2021·4 min read

Brain Activity Can Reveal the Severity of Autistic Traits

A new mathematical approach is able to predict the severity of autism traits from brain activity data.

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·February 4, 2021·3 min read

Neural Roots and Origins of Alcoholism Identified

Researchers have identified a pathway in the brain responsible for the development of alcohol addiction.

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·January 27, 2021·3 min read

Can Large Fluid-Filled Spaces in the Brain Help Identify Those at Risk of Dementia?

Enlarged perivascular spaces around small blood vessels in the brain may be a biomarker for cognitive decline, and ultimately dementia, a new study reports.

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·January 22, 2021·4 min read

MRI Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Sleep

MRI technology helps researchers identify specific brain activity during different stages of sleep.

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·December 18, 2020·7 min read

Machine Intelligence Accelerates Research Into Mapping Brains

Combining machine learning with MRI brain scans helps researchers provide a more accurate map of the brain.

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·December 15, 2020·4 min read

What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain

Neuroimaging reveals several differences in the brains of lonely people, specifically in the default network. Researchers found greater gray matter density and stronger connectivity in the default networks of lonely people.

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·September 22, 2020·6 min read

Parkinson’s Disease Is Not One, but Two Diseases

Parkinson's disease can be divided into two variants that start in different places in the body. For some, the neurodegenerative disease starts in the intestines and spreads to the brain. In others, the disease begins in the brain and spreads to the intestines and other organs.

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·September 21, 2020·4 min read

The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits

Study provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.

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·September 14, 2020·4 min read

Turmeric Supplement More Effective Than Placebo for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

An extract of turmeric is more effective than a placebo at reducing pain in those with knee osteoarthritis. Following 12 weeks of exposure to the extract, people reported less pain than those taking a placebo.

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·September 9, 2020·5 min read

People With Anorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Show Brain Similarities and Differences

Those with body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia have abnormalities in activity and connectivity in visual and parietal brain networks. People with anorexia and body dysmorphia process images with high, low, or normal levels of detail. The abnormalities for low level of detail have the most direct relationship with disorder symptom severity and body perception.