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The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2019

Imagination 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...

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How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 tests

Neuroscience NewsJuly 8, 2019

From artificial intelligence to animals and people in comas, researchers evaluate different methods to test the presence of consciousness.... Read More...

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How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds

Neuroscience NewsJuly 1, 2019

BrainNet, a new system that uses a brain-to-brain interface, allows three people to play a video game using 'telepathic' communication. ... Read More...

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How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 10, 2019

Brain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity. ... Read More...

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rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2019

Applying repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the prefrontal cortex helps improve performance in working memory tasks for both young and older subjects. The findings could provide a potential new treatment option for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other memory-related problems.... Read More...

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VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves

Neuroscience NewsMay 10, 2019

Neuroimaging study reveals veterans who suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have higher levels of fast, high-frequency gamma waves in the prefrontal and posterior parietal lobes, areas of the brain associated with consciousness, attention and problem-solving.... Read More...

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Brain stimulation reverses age-related memory loss

Neuroscience NewsApril 17, 2019

Transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the parietal lobe improves the function of brain areas important for memory which are disrupted by aging. The study reports TMS helps improve memory in older adults experiencing memory loss to the level of younger adults.... Read More...

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This brain image is made up of words associated with PTSD

Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy

Neuroscience NewsApril 3, 2019

A neuroimaging and behavioral signature associated with connectivity in the ventral attention network has been identified in a subgroup of PTSD patients who fail to respond to treatment. ... Read More...

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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Alleviates Chronic, Treatment Resistant Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 30, 2019

Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers have successfully restored network function between the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum, helping to improve symptoms in those with treatment resistant schizophrenia.... Read More...

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How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks

Neuroscience NewsOctober 18, 2018

A new computational model sheds light on how personal brain structure can influence our cognitive performance on language based tasks.... Read More...

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How Brain Signals Travel to Drive Language Performance

Neuroscience NewsJune 22, 2018

Transcranial magnetic stimulation allows researchers to better understand how brain networks interact to make word choice decisions.... Read More...

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Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease

Neuroscience NewsJune 16, 2018

Not only do women appear to be better protected against the effects of Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals a gender specific pathology exists in women with the disease as soon as the symptoms appear.... Read More...

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Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

Green space is good for your mental health: The nearer the better!

Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?

Neuroscience

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

Green space is good for your mental health: The nearer the better!

Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?

Neurology

New insights into what may go awry in brains of Alzheimer’s patients

Glioblastoma brain cancer could be diagnosed with simple blood test in future

Whole body vibration shakes up microbiome, reducing inflammation in diabetes

AI

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder?

Machine learning decodes genetic influence over behavior

AI tool characterizes a song’s genre & provides insights regarding perception music

Robotics

New artificial compound eye could improve 3D object tracking

Brain-controlled prosthetic hand to become reality

Microrobots show promise for treating tumors

Psychology

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

Green space is good for your mental health: The nearer the better!

Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?

TMS

The brain’s pathways to imagination may hold the key to altruistic behavior

How can you tell if another person, animal or thing is conscious? Try these 3 tests

How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds

How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

VA-led study of combat personnel with brain injuries pinpoints abnormal brain waves

Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy

Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Alleviates Chronic, Treatment Resistant Symptoms of Schizophrenia

How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks

How Brain Signals Travel to Drive Language Performance

Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease