FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotech·May 16, 2020New Ways to Nudge the BrainNew neurostimulation technology works safely and non-invasively to modify brain activity. The findings may provide some foundational knowledge for the development of future technologies that could expedite cognitive processes. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articlesvisual neuroscience·May 6, 2020How strong is your mental imagery? It might depend on how ‘excitable’ your neurons areThe strength of a person's mental imagery is associated with excitability in the prefrontal cortex and visual cortex. Highly excitable neurons in the visual cortex may reduce a person's ability to imagine mental images. The findings shed light on how aphantasia, a condition where a person can not imaging mental images, may occur. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 3, 2020Ultrasound waves focused on prefrontal cortex elevate mood and change brain connectivityTranscranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) can help elevate mood and decrease activity in brain networks associated with psychiatric disorders when directed at the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 24, 2020Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise in treating stroke, dementia, and migrainesTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) shows promise in diminishing the effects of early dementia and proves a safe and effective method for treating acute migraine and PPA. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2019Routine sparring in boxing can affect brain performanceIt is well documented that professional boxing causes neurological impairment. A new study reveals routine sparring can cause short term impairments in brain-muscle communication and a decrease in memory performance. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 13, 2019Discovering biological mechanisms enabling pianists to achieve skillful fingeringExpert pianists have altered mechanisms by with tactile and proprioceptive sensations suppress activity in the primary motor cortex. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2019Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorderFollowing a month of treatment with deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS), people with OCD reported a 45.2% reduction in symptom severity. Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 2, 2019Map of broken brain networks shows why people lose speech in language-based dementiaResearchers have identified the location of dysfunctional brain networks that lead to impaired sentence production and word-finding in primary progressive aphasia (PPA). PPA can occur in those with neurodegenerative diseases, such as frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Mapping the networks allows clinicians to apply non-invasive brain stimulation to potentially improve speech in those with PPA. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 12, 2019The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behaviorImagination helps us act altruistically, a new study reports. When we see others in trouble, we imagine how we can help before acting. Researchers implicate the medial temporal lobe subsystem in guiding our prosocial behaviors. Read More
artificial intelligencedeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeuroscienceneurotechPsychology·July 8, 2019How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 testsFrom artificial intelligence to animals and people in comas, researchers evaluate different methods to test the presence of consciousness. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceneurotechOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 1, 2019How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your mindsBrainNet, a new system that uses a brain-to-brain interface, allows three people to play a video game using 'telepathic' communication. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2019How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brainBrain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity. Read More
