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RNI researchers to study the impact of excessive speeds on the human brain, body

Before the first Virgin Hyperloop ride takes off, the brains behind pioneering neuroscience research at West Virginia University will help ensure the health and well-being of its passengers and operators.

30 Oct 2020

Sleep could be targeted to improve post-stroke recovery, study shows

Until today neurorehabilitation is the only approach that promotes recovery after stroke. Researchers at the Neurology Department of the University of Bern and Inselspital have provided first evidence that sleep could be targeted to improve post-stroke recovery.

28 Oct 2020

Brain imaging biomarker may help predict treatment response in patients with psychiatric disorders, study reveals

Cohen Veterans Bioscience, a non-profit research biotech advancing brain health solutions, today announces findings from a study which generates new evidence in support of a critical brain imaging biomarker, that may help guide people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or major depressive disorder towards the most effective treatment.

21 Oct 2020

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals - dopamine and serotonin - are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action based on their perception.

12 Oct 2020

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., , an international leader in aging and cognition research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

5 Oct 2020

Spinal cord stimulation improves pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy" after deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies were ineffective.

28 Sep 2020

Researchers team up to study the complexities of human brain

Future technology may be able to monitor and modify the brain to produce enhanced team performance, while increasing the efficiency and accuracy of decisions.

24 Sep 2020

Avid gamers before adolescence perform better with working memory tasks years later

A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size of some regions, or to functional changes, such as activating the areas responsible for attention or visual-spatial skills.

22 Sep 2020

A wireless device to treat brain diseases at patients’ homes

Ana Maiques has always been attracted by the mysteries of the human brain.

15 Sep 2020

Brain activity during passive tactile stimulation reveals individuals’ hand preferences

Have you ever wondered whether the brains of right-handed people work differently from those of left-handers? Is it possible to distinguish between them by observing their brain activity in response to stimuli or tasks?

15 Sep 2020

Mozart's piano music can reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks

A new comprehensive analysis on the effect of Mozart's music on epilepsy has confirmed that listening to his piano music can reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks.

12 Sep 2020

Dyslexia deficits could be improved with non-invasive brain stimulation

Dyslexia is a frequent disorder of reading acquisition that affects up to 10% of the population, and is characterised by lifelong difficulties with written material.

9 Sep 2020

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have been awarded a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new medical device that can treat mental health disorders in a way that has never been done before using brain rhythms.

3 Sep 2020

Brain Stimulation News and Research

RNI researchers to study the impact of excessive speeds on the human brain, body

Sleep could be targeted to improve post-stroke recovery, study shows

Brain imaging biomarker may help predict treatment response in patients with psychiatric disorders, study reveals

Two well-known neurochemicals found to be involved in sub-second perception, cognition

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Spinal cord stimulation improves pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

Researchers team up to study the complexities of human brain

Avid gamers before adolescence perform better with working memory tasks years later

A wireless device to treat brain diseases at patients’ homes

Brain activity during passive tactile stimulation reveals individuals’ hand preferences

Mozart's piano music can reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks

Dyslexia deficits could be improved with non-invasive brain stimulation

$6.6 million grant awarded to develop new device for treating mental health disorders

New method analyzes the whole brain network for the first time

Researchers elucidate mechanisms underlying spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer's

Study elucidates brain circuit mechanism that causes spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease

Individual frequency can be used to control brain activity

Journal Of Parkinson's Disease announces recipients of first Parkinson Prize

Research could pave way for using machine learning to guide treatment for Parkinson’s

Targeted deep brain stimulation may improve treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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