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The image shows a brain scan post DBS neurosurgery.

·December 18, 2014·1 min read

First Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern California

UCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.

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·December 12, 2014·5 min read

New Test Uses the Unique Genetics of Women to Uncover Neurologic Disorders

Researchers utilize new technique to track down the source of a neurological disorder in a young girl.

The image is a diagram from Gray's Anatomy which shows a cut away in the brain revealing the insular cortex.

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·December 11, 2014·3 min read

Obese Children’s Brains More Responsive to Sugar

A new neuroimaging study reports of neural differences in obese children when they taste sugar.

The image shows PET scans pf male and female smokers brain taken from the study.

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·December 10, 2014·3 min read

Smoking Lights up Brain’s Response Differently in Men and Women

Cigarette smoking activates dopamine driven satisfaction and pleasure responses differently between the sexes, a neuroimaging study finds.

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·December 9, 2014·2 min read

Stain Every Nerve

A new technique allows researchers to explore neurons in greater detail than ever before.

he image shows stubbed out cigarette ends in the background and a yellow and purple drawing of a brain in the front.

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·December 3, 2014·4 min read

Brain Activity after Smokers Quit Predicts Chances of Relapsing

Working memory system disruptions can cause smokers who quit to relapse within days, a neuroimaging study finds.

The image shows MRI brain scans of a person with autism and a control test subject. The scan reveals the neural activity when the person is hugged.

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·December 2, 2014·5 min read

Brain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism Diagnosis

Neuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.

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·December 1, 2014·3 min read

High School Football Players Show Brain Changes After One Season

According to a new study, some high school football players show measurable brain changes after one year of playing the sport, even in the absence of a concussion.

This image shows the MRI and PET/CT brain scans of a patient with PTSD.

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·December 1, 2014·3 min read

Brain Scans Show Pituitary Abnormalities in Veterans with PTSD

A new neuroimaging study reports veterans with PTSD could have hormonal irregularities due to pituitary gland damage from blast related injuries.

The image shows fMRI scans taken during the research.

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·November 26, 2014·6 min read

Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar and Story

A new neuroimaging study identifies areas of the brain responsible for language processing.

This image shows MRI brain scans taken from the study.

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·November 24, 2014·3 min read

Test Detects Early Brain Damage in Football Players

Researchers use an enhanced MRI approach to identify significant changes to the blood-brain barrier in professional football players following a concussion.