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Nanowire networks mimic the networked structure of the human brain. But can they learn and remember like a human brain can? New research indicates they can.Continue ReadingCategory: TechnologyTags: Nanowires, Brain, Memory, Learning, University of Sydney Continue reading Nanowire networks can learn and remember like a human brain
Neuroscientists have been mapping and recreating the nervous systems and brains of various animals since the microscope was invented, and have even been able to map out entire brain structures …read more Continue reading MRI Resolution Progresses From Millimeters to Microns
Thirty-eight people took part in a study to investigate the effects of a sleep medication on Alzheimer’s-related proteins in their cerebrospinal fluid. The pills showed promise in combating the substances that lead to the harmful tangles and plaques in the brain that contribute to the disease, but larger more comprehensive studies are needed to confirm the results.
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Continue reading Alzheimer’s proteins beaten back by sleeping pill in small study
As we age, our brains naturally atrophy, and we experience cognitive decline. New research suggests that listening to music or playing a musical instrument may improve cognitive functioning in healthy older people.Continue ReadingCategory: Health &… Continue reading Tickling the ivories may improve age-related cognitive decline
The link between physical activity and brain health is not new, with many studies showing how exercise can boost function, from easing depression to staving off cognitive decline. Now, scientists have shown in cell studies that the connection may be more direct, which opens the door to more targeted physical therapies for brain health and potential treatment of neurodegenerative conditions.
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Continue reading Clear chemical connection between physical activity and brain health
For medication-resistant epileptics, surgery is often the only way to stop seizures. However, for those with frontal lobe epilepsy, sometimes surgery doesn’t ensure the seizures stop. A new study has uncovered connections in the brain that go some way … Continue reading Targeted brain network disconnection may improve epilepsy surgery outcomes
For medication-resistant epileptics, surgery is often the only way to stop seizures. However, for those with frontal lobe epilepsy, sometimes surgery doesn’t ensure the seizures stop. A new study has uncovered connections in the brain that go some way … Continue reading Targeted brain network disconnection may improve epilepsy surgery outcomes
Fifty years on from American chemist Pal Laterbur detailing the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists have marked this historic medical anniversary with the sharpest-ever scans of a mouse brain.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Duke U… Continue reading Scans that are 64 million times clearer give a new look at the brain
Fifty years on from American chemist Pal Laterbur detailing the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists have marked this historic medical anniversary with the sharpest-ever scans of a mouse brain.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Duke U… Continue reading Scans that are 64 million times clearer give a new look at the brain
Heart failure is a global health problem commonly complicated by sleep apnea, a co-morbidity that further reduces a person’s lifespan. A promising new drug has been developed that could treat heart failure and sleep apnea by targeting the nervous activ… Continue reading New drug offers “two-for-one” treatment of heart failure, sleep apnea