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·July 12, 2019·5 min read

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

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.

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·July 8, 2019·6 min read

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

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

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·July 1, 2019·7 min read

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

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

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·June 10, 2019·2 min read

How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain

Brain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity.

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·May 15, 2019·3 min read

rTMS improves memory in younger and older adults

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.

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·May 10, 2019·6 min read

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

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.

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·April 17, 2019·4 min read

Brain stimulation reverses age-related memory loss

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.

This brain image is made up of words associated with PTSD

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·April 3, 2019·8 min read

Biology may make certain PTSD patients unresponsive to behavioral therapy

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.

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·January 30, 2019·5 min read

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

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.

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·October 18, 2018·5 min read

How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks

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

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·June 22, 2018·6 min read

How Brain Signals Travel to Drive Language Performance

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

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·June 16, 2018·2 min read

Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease

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.

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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

Meditation Diminishes Bias Toward Negative Information

AI Can Predict Preterm Birth at 31 Weeks of Gestation

Middle Age Sexual Satisfaction: A Potential Early Sign of Cognitive Decline

Sleep Apnea’s Deep Impact on Gene Activity

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