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·January 19, 2017·5 min read

Excess Tau Protein Damages Brain’s GPS For Alzheimer’s Patients

The spatial dissociation in Alzheimer's disease that causes people to wander may be a result of tau accumulation in the entorhinal cortex's grid cells, a new study reports.

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·January 19, 2017·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Used Like a Scalpel To Improve Memory

Researchers target the cortical hippocampal network with non-invasive brain stimulation to help improve precise memory.

Image shows a person playing the computer game with the brain stimulation device on.

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·December 6, 2016·5 min read

No Peeking: Humans Play Computer Games Using Only Direct Brain Stimulation

Using only direct brain stimulation, game players navigate through simple computerized mazes, a new study reports.

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·December 1, 2016·5 min read

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Can Bring Back Stowed Memories

Researchers use transcranial magnetic stimulation to activate stowed away pieces of information and memories.

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·October 27, 2016·6 min read

Brain Wave Measurement Predicts Response to Antidepressants

Researchers use brain wave recordings to successfully predict patient response to common antidepressants.

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·October 21, 2016·5 min read

Patients With Insomnia Have Altered Activity In Specific Brain Regions

Researchers report people with insomnia showed altered brain activity in areas associated with self awareness and the tendency to ruminate, compared to those who sleep well.

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·October 13, 2016·4 min read

How We Sense Stiffness

Researchers have discovered the area in the brain where stiffness perception is formed.

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·September 26, 2016·5 min read

What Happens When the Brain is Artificially Stimulated

A new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.

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·September 6, 2016·4 min read

Relaxing Your Feet Affects Your Hands

A new study reports that relaxing flexed muscles in your foot can reduce the ability of your hands to respond to stimulation.

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·August 9, 2016·4 min read

Measuring Differences in Brain Activity of Those Who Dream and Those Who Don’t

According to a new study, the brain activity of those who dream during NREM sleep is closer to the activity of awake people, compared to those who do not dream.