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This image shows a study participant in an MRI machine.

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·August 28, 2014·2 min read

Neuroscientists Watch Imagination Happening in the Brain

Using MRI technology, researchers discover where imagination occurs in the brain.

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Featured Neurology

·August 27, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Publish First Study of Brain Activation in MS Using fNIRS

Researchers release findings after using fNIRS to examine brain activation during a working memory task.

This image shows a range of MRI brain scans from the study.

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·August 26, 2014·3 min read

Wii Balance Board Induces Changes in the Brains of MS Patients

Researchers report using a balance board from a video game system can help some MS patients to reduce the risk of accidental falls.

This image is of the Taung child fossil's skull.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 25, 2014·2 min read

Taung Child’s Skull and Brain Not Human-Like in Expansion

A recent neuroimaging study casts doubt on theories that Austalopithecus africanus' infant brain development was similar to that of modern human infants.

This image shows scans of an autistic brain from a previous study the researcher performed.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 22, 2014·3 min read

Are Three Brain Imaging Techniques Better than One?

Two new NIH grants will allow researchers to combine neuroimaging techniques to better explore autism.

This image shows the location of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·August 21, 2014·3 min read

People More Influenced by Self Interest

People are less concerned about inequity to others and more heavily influenced by self interest, a new study reports.

This image shows is an MRI of white matter in the human brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 19, 2014·4 min read

Physically Fit Kids Have Beefier White Matter than Less Fit Peers

Researchers find children who are more aerobically fit have more compact and fibrous white matter tracts than their less fit peers.

The image is a diagram showing the different reactions between the sexes.

Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Business

·August 19, 2014·6 min read

Our Connection to Content

MIT's Innerscope Research uses a range of neuroscience tools to explore the connections between media and the consumer.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 18, 2014·3 min read

Taking the Pulse of Aging

Researchers have developed a new, non invasive technique to map the pulse pressure and elasticity of arteries in the brain.

$The image shows a child reading a book. Surrounding him are numbers and words associated with math.$

Featured Neuroscience

·August 17, 2014·5 min read

New Research Sheds Light on How Children’s Brains Memorize Facts

A new neuroimaging study could help explain how the brain reorganizes itself as children learn math facts.

The image shows histological brain slices of the hippocampus.

Featured Neurology

·August 14, 2014·3 min read

New Non-Invasive Technique Controls the Size of Molecules Penetrating the Blood-Brain Barrier

A new technique, which uses acoustic pressure to help molecules pass through the BBB, could help in treatment neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.