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Among brain researchers there’s a truism that says the reason people underestimate how much unconscious processing goes on in your brain is because you’re not conscious of it. And while …read more Continue reading The Real Science (Not Armchair Science) Of Consciousness
A new study has revealed that a human scream can convey a complex range of emotions beyond fear and danger, and that our brains perceive and respond to them in different ways. Counter-intuitively, the study – which involved the use of brain-scanning te… Continue reading Study finds that human brains react faster to non-alarming screams
Two medical imaging breakthroughs have been presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting. The technological advances demonstrate a PET/MRI approach to locate specific locations of chronic pain in a pati… Continue reading Imaging breakthrough pinpoints exact location of chronic pain
New imaging research is offering detailed insights into the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and abnormal accumulations of iron in the brain. The study confirms a distinct correlation between higher iron deposits in particular brain regions and rates of cognitive decline.
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Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Neuroscience, fMRI, Brain, Medical Imaging, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Study strengthens link between high brain iron levels and Alzheimer’s
New imaging research is offering detailed insights into the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and abnormal accumulations of iron in the brain. The study confirms a distinct correlation between higher iron deposits in particular brain regions and rates of cognitive decline.
Category: Science
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Neuroscience, fMRI, Brain, Medical Imaging, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading Study strengthens link between high brain iron levels and Alzheimer’s
A detailed new brain imaging study, examining a number of cognitively healthy middle-aged subjects, is suggesting lower levels of estrogen in women post-menopause could play a role in triggering brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The research hypothesizes this mechanism may be one of the reasons why women suffer from Alzheimer’s at greater rates than men.
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Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Brain, Medical Imaging, Neuroscience, fMRI
Continue reading Women develop Alzheimer’s more than men due to hormones, suggests study
A new Stanford University study is suggesting the global popularity, or virality, of a video on the internet can be predicted by looking at how certain areas of a person’s brain are activated while they view the first few seconds of footage. The techni… Continue reading Stanford study claims brain imaging can predict viral video popularity
Most posts here are electrical or mechanical, with a few scattered hacks from other fields. Those who also keep up with advances in biomedical research may have noticed certain areas are starting to parallel the electronics we know. [Dr. Rajib Shubert] is in one such field, and picked up on the commonality as well. He thought it’d be interesting to bridge the two worlds by explaining his research using analogies familiar to the Hackaday audience. (Video also embedded below.)
He laid the foundation with a little background, establishing that we’ve been able to see individual static neurons for a while …read more
Continue reading Reverse-Engineering Brains, One Neuron At A Time
No privacy implications here. Move along. Continue reading New System Knows How Hard You’re Thinking Based on Thermal Imaging
The new study comes from a journal with a history of embarrassing retractions. Continue reading Don’t Get Excited About the New Study Saying Video Games Don’t Make You Violent