By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Isabel Godfrey A new study showcases the benefits of nerve transfer surgery — sometimes in combination with traditional tendon transfer surgery — for restoring upper limb function in people with complete paralysis. Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects close to 290,000 people in the United States, according to recent estimates. Of...
Category: <span>Neuroscience</span>
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Structure of brain networks is not fixed, study finds
by Georgia State University The shape and connectivity of brain networks—discrete areas of the brain that work together to perform complex cognitive tasks—can change in fundamental and recurring ways over time, according to a study led by Georgia State University. The interaction and communication among neurons, known as “functionally connectivity,” gives rise to brain networks. Researchers...
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How neuroscience could provide the answer to beating boredom
Rich Haridy Boredom is as universal a human state as happiness or sadness, but the degree to which it is triggered in different individuals is incredibly subjective. A fascinating new study from researchers at Washington State University, looking at brainwave activity in bored subjects, has found boredom is heightened by a lack of left frontal brain activity. “Everybody...
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Our brain-computer interfacing technology uses music to make people happy
by Ian Daly, Eduardo R. Miranda And Slawomir Nasuto, The Conversation Whether it’s the music that was playing on the radio when you met your partner or the first song your baby daughter smiled to, for many of us, music is a core part of life. And it’s no wonder—there is considerable scientific evidence that foetuses experience sounds while in the womb,...
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Five Day Long Scan of Complete Brain Using Ultra Powerful MRI
JULY 11TH, 2019 MEDGADGET EDITORS NEUROLOGY, RADIOLOGY Two years ago the FDA issued the first clearance for a high-field MRI scanner, the Siemens MAGNETOM Terra. Featuring a 7 Tesla magnet, the device generates a magnetic field more than twice the strength of the 3 Tesla scanners that were previously the most powerful for clinical use. Now, a team of researchers,...
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Loss of multiple senses increases dementia risk
by Alzheimer’s Research UK Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two studies presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019 have explored whether losing multiple senses, including hearing and sight, increases the risk of dementia. In 2017, an important report identified mid-life hearing loss as a major risk factor for dementia. As hearing loss is so widespread, treating hearing...
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Smart Wrist Band Helps People with Affective Disorders to Monitor Emotions
CONN HASTINGS Researchers at the University of Lancaster have developed a smart material that can help those with affective disorders, such as anxiety, bi-polar disorder and depression, to monitor their emotions. The smart material, worn as a wrist band, can alert the user to a change in emotion in real time, sometimes even if they have not become fully aware of it themselves, helping them to...
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Renegade immune cells found to raid aging brains and choke new neuron generation
Rich Haridy New work led by Stanford University scientists has revealed killer immune cells have been found to collect in parts of the brain where new nerve cells are generated. This damaging proliferation seems to naturally increase as a brain ages and the researchers hypothesize this may be a mechanism that underpins general age-related cognitive...
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How does your brain take out the trash?
By Tim Newman Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio In this Spotlight, we introduce the glymphatic system: the brain’s dedicated waste clearance system. Now implicated in various conditions, it is high time that we became acquainted. Many of us are relatively familiar with the lymphatic system; it performs a number of roles, one of which is...
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New findings can help Parkinson’s patients
Posted Today This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. For patients with Parkinson’s disease, early signs of a certain part of the brain being broken down has been shown to have a negative impact on the course of the disease. The results of a study which researchers from...