FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2016·3 min readHigh Resolution Brain Imaging Could Improve Detection of ConcussionA new study reports using MEG neuroimaging technology in conjunction with machine learning algorithms could help to determine whether a person is suffering from concussion.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 1, 2016·5 min readImaging Technique Can See You ThinkResearchers use fast fMRI to track the brain activity that occurs during thought. The study could be a significant step toward mapping the neural networks responsible for attention, perception and other cognitive functions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 30, 2016·4 min readThinning Brain Tissue in College Football PlayersDecreased cortical thickness appears to be correlated with reported concussions, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 30, 2016·5 min readBrain Pattern Flexibility and BehaviorResearchers investigate how high level cognitive processing occurs by looking at how different brain regions are connected.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·November 30, 2016·2 min readAerobic Exercise Preserves Brain Volume and Improves Cognitive FunctionAccording to researchers, adults with mild cognitive impairment who embarked in aerobic exercise for times a week for six months had increased volume in specific brain areas.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 29, 2016·5 min readReligious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and DrugsPowerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 29, 2016·7 min readEvidence Of Brain Injury Found In Young NFL PlayersResearchers observe white matter changes in NFL football players who reported concussions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 28, 2016·4 min readHow Kids’ Brains Respond To A Late Night UpA new study reports the parieto-occipital areas of the brain appear to be more susceptible to a lack of sleep in children.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 28, 2016·3 min readHead Impacts Lead to Brain Changes in High School Football PlayersAfter 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
FeaturedNeurology·November 28, 2016·1 min readImaging Study Examines Brains of Current and Former NFL PlayersResearchers measure a marker of activated glial cell response in current and former NFL football players who have suffered concussions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 28, 2016·5 min readPeople With Parkinson’s Show Altered Iron Levels in Their BrainsA new neuroimaging study finds iron is distributed in an unusual way in the brains of people with Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 23, 2016·3 min readStuttering Related to Brain Circuits that Control Speech ProductionResearchers discover neuro-metabolite alterations across the brain, linking stuttering to changes in brain circuits that control speech production and circuits that support attention and emotion.Read More
