FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 8, 2018·4 min readImpaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following StrokeResearchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 4, 2018·5 min readFirst Robotic System Plays Tic-Tac-Toe to Improve Task PerformanceResearchers have developed a robot capable of playing a game of Tic-Tac-Toe. The robot can interact with patients in rehabilitation to help improve their motor skills.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·May 2, 2018·3 min readFrequent Sauna Bathing Could Reduce Stroke RiskAccording to University of Bristol researchers, taking a frequent sauna can help to reduce your stroke risk.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 2, 2018·4 min readNovel PET Imaging Agent Could Help Guide Therapy for Brain DiseasesResearchers have developed a new imaging agent, which uses PET scans to target receptors neurons implicated in memory and learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 28, 2018·6 min readVagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Post-Stroke Motor Skill RecoveryVagus nerve stimulation coupled with physical therapy following a stroke can significantly help to boost motor skill recovery, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 18, 2018·3 min readNumber of Known Stroke Risk Genes TripledResearchers have identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2018·3 min readShedding Light on the Underlying Cause of StrokeA new study reveals the drug QNZ-46 may help to protect patients at risk of stroke.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2018·2 min readDiet Shown to Reduce Stroke Risk May Also Reduce Depression RiskResearchers report people who follow the DASH diet may have lower rates of depression over time.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 22, 2018·2 min readNew Insights On the Neurobiology of DyingA new study sheds light on the neurobiological processes that occur when we die.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2018·4 min readMRI Stroke Data Set ReleasedResearchers have compiled and released one of the largest open source data sets of MRI brain scans from stroke patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 19, 2018·4 min readNewborn Babies Who Suffered Stroke Regain Language Function in Opposite Side of BrainAccording to researchers, following a perinatal stroke that damages the language area in the left hemisphere, the brain remaps to use the right hemisphere for language.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 17, 2018·4 min readStem Cell Based Stroke Treatment Repairs Brain TissueA new treatment that uses extracellular vesicles filled with exosomes derived from human stem cells could help repair brain damage following stroke, researchers report.Read More
