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·October 26, 2022·4 min read

Neuroimaging Study Reveals Functional and Structural Brain Abnormalities in People With Post-treatment Lyme Disease

A neuroimaging study reveals distinctive changes in white matter and other brain tissue physiology in Lyme disease patients during the post-treatment phase. The study also found unusual activity in the frontal lobe, a brain area associated with memory recall and concentration in those who had been treated for Lyme.

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·October 8, 2022·6 min read

A Class of Meditative Practices That Produces Different Effects From Mindfulness-Related Meditation

Study identifies a different class of meditative practices that seek to employ and regulate the state of stress an individual experiences, rather than reduce it, to achieve a more heightened state of focus and attention.

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·October 5, 2022·2 min read

Petting Dogs Engages the Social Brain, According to Neuroimaging

Interacting with dogs leads to greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with emotional and social processing.

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·October 1, 2022·5 min read

New Marker of ALS Outcome Identified

Using MEG neuroimaging, researchers have identified a new marker that can be used to predict the clinical outcomes for those suffering from ALS.

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·September 22, 2022·6 min read

Electronic Comparison of MRI Brain Images Accurately Determines Biological Age

Using artificial neural networks to analyze neuroimaging data, researchers are able to accurately determine biological age.

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·August 19, 2022·5 min read

New Method Enables Long-Lasting Imaging of Rapid Brain Activity in Individual Cells Deep in the Cortex

Researchers have developed a new sensor that allows scientists to image the brain without missing signals for an extended period of time and deeper in the brain than current technology allows.

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·August 11, 2022·7 min read

How Not to Use Brain Scans in Neuroscience

While neuroimaging may be a standard in neuroscience and psychology research, a new study says researchers are massively underestimating how large the study sample must be for a neuroimaging study to produce reliable findings.

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·August 6, 2022·4 min read

Neuroimaging Study Reveals Fatigue-Related Differences by Age and Gender

Age and gender both appear to affect the relationship between state fatigue and brain activation.

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·August 5, 2022·6 min read

To Better Understand the Brain, Look at the Bigger Picture

Zooming out to image larger areas of the brain while using fMRI technology allows researchers to capture additional relevant information, offering a better understanding of neural interplay.

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·August 5, 2022·4 min read

‘Brain Fingerprinting’ of Adolescents Might Be Able to Predict Mental Health Problems Down the Line

The unique features of an individual adolescent's brain can help predict their risks of developing mental health problems later in life.

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·July 25, 2022·6 min read

Imaging the Brain With Ultrasound Waves

Using ultrasound technology for brain imaging may be less harmful and more cost-effective than other current neuroimaging methods.

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·July 17, 2022·3 min read

New Imaging Method Could Lead to Diagnosis of Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease

Cellular changes associated with Parkinson's disease could be revealed with the use of quantitative MRI which allows for a deeper examination of microstructures within the striatum.