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Routine sparring in boxing can affect brain performance

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2019

It 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...

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Discovering biological mechanisms enabling pianists to achieve skillful fingering

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2019

Expert pianists have altered mechanisms by with tactile and proprioceptive sensations suppress activity in the primary motor cortex.... Read More...

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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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Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2019

Low-field magnetic stimulation (LFMS), a new, non-invasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation technique, may help improve neurological symptoms following concussion.... 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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Routine sparring in boxing can affect brain performance

Discovering biological mechanisms enabling pianists to achieve skillful fingering

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

Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy

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