Neuroimaging
hideNeuroimaging includes the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/pharmacology of the brain. It is a relatively new discipline within medicine and neuroscience/psychology.
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News tagged with brain scans
Toyota technology has brain waves move wheelchair
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. says it has developed a way of steering a wheelchair by just detecting brain waves, without the person having to move a muscle or shout a command.
Scientists discover area of brain that makes a 'people person'
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May 20, 2009 |
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Cambridge University researchers have discovered that whether someone is a 'people-person' may depend on the structure of their brain: the greater the concentration of brain tissue in certain parts of the ...
Dyslexia varies across language barriers
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia have a disorder that is distinctly different, and perhaps more complicated and severe, than that of English speakers. Those differences can be seen in the brain and in the performance ...
Monkey brains signal the desire to explore
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Sticking with what you know often comes at the price of learning about more favorable alternatives.
Researchers find early markers of Alzheimer's disease
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A large study of patients with mild cognitive impairment revealed that results from cognitive tests and brain scans can work as an early warning system for the subsequent development of Alzheimer's disease.
Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped ...
Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression risk
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a study published in the July 29, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...
MRI brain scans accurate in early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Dec 18, 2008 |
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MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regions of the mid-brain attacked by Alzheimer's disease accurately diagnose the neurodegenerative disease, even before symptoms interfere with daily function, a ...
Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in old age
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the September 9, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Experts warn over health check brain scans
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A new study has voiced concern about the growing market for brain screening tests, which people can buy as part of a general health MOT.
Smoking linked to increased brain lesions and brain shrinkage in MS
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 17, 2009 |
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People who smoke and have multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at increased risk of brain shrinkage and increased brain lesions related to the disease, according to a study published in the August 18, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Brain damage seen on brain scans may predict memory loss in old age
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Areas of brain damage seen on brain scans and originally thought to be related to stroke may help doctors predict a person's risk of memory problems in old age, according to research published in the August 11, 2009, print ...
Clue to normal-tension glaucoma; herpes infection and corneal transplants
Jul 01, 2009 |
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The July issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes two studies that may influence clinical treatment of serious eye conditions. One study reports on silent cerebral infarcts (SCI) ...
Prenatal meth exposure linked to abnormal brain development
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A first of its kind study examining the effects of methamphetamine use during pregnancy has found the drug appears to cause abnormal brain development in children. The research is published in the April 15, 2009, online issue ...
