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New dataset will help researchers better understand how the brain processes images

Neuroscientists and computer vision scientists say a new dataset of unprecedented size -- comprising brain scans of four volunteers who each viewed 5,000 images -- will help researchers better understand how the brain processes images.

6 May 2019

The sense of touch is defined and fully functional before birth

All the surface of the human body is represented in the cerebral cortex in a transversal band localized at the external part of the cerebral hemispheres: the somatosensory cortex.

3 May 2019

Targeting antidiuretic hormone vasopressin shows promise for autism

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with no known drug treatment up until now. Researchers have finally found tweaking certain hormones could help patients with autism. There were two independent clinical trials including children and adults with autism that altered the effects of the hormone vasopressin and to assess the effects on social functioning.

2 May 2019

Study examines how our brain generates consciousness and loses it during anesthesia

Medically-induced loss of consciousness during anesthesia is associated with a break-down of brain connectivity at the anatomical macro scale - across cortical areas - yet what role brain micro circuitry plays in LOC remains unclear.

2 May 2019

Study of teens with eating disorders explores how substance users differ from non-substance users

Adolescence can be a minefield for those going through it. Along with natural bodily changes, teens also have to grapple with social pressures emphasizing thinness and other arbitrary standards of desirability.

1 May 2019

Researchers find potential link between autism and antidepressant use during pregnancy

An international team led by Duke-NUS Medical School has found a potential link between autistic-like behavior in adult mice and exposure to a common antidepressant in the womb.

30 Apr 2019

Study identifies how brain abnormalities associated with alcoholism differ for men and women

Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for emotional processing (limbic regions including the amygdala and hippocampus), as well as memory and social processing (cortical regions including the superior frontal and supramarginal regions) among other functions.

30 Apr 2019

Study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy

A new study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and new fundamental insights into the relationship between neurons and their glial "helper" cells.

30 Apr 2019

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital presented results of a study that investigated whether there are any deleterious effects of prostaglandin E1 treatment on breathing and whether these effects would be prevented via pre-treatment with caffeine.

30 Apr 2019

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Physician-researchers at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore presented their process of how from 2014 to 2017 they made their NICU a center of excellence for increasing the admission body temperature of their very low birth weight babies to greater than 36 degrees.

30 Apr 2019

BUSM receives $4.9 million MLSC grant to accelerate development of new brain imaging techniques

Boston University School of Medicine today announced that it had received a $4.9 million grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center to create a state-of the-art facility to accelerate development of novel brain imaging techniques to track subtle changes in the brain after neurotrauma.

30 Apr 2019

Studies provide new view on the mechanisms of how the brain works

After a series of studies, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch.

29 Apr 2019

Gene repair improves seizure and memory in adult mouse models of autism

A new study challenges the presumption that people born with developmental brain disorders such as severe autism will benefit from medical interventions only if treated during a narrow window in infancy or early childhood.

27 Apr 2019

Eisenhower Health first in Southern California to offer new lung valve treatment for COPD/emphysema

Eisenhower Health is the first hospital in Southern California to offer a new lung valve treatment for patients with severe COPD/emphysema.

25 Apr 2019

Computer program mimics natural speech using brain signals from epilepsy patients

Scientists used brain signals recorded from epilepsy patients to program a computer to mimic natural speech--an advancement that could one day have a profound effect on the ability of certain patients to communicate.

25 Apr 2019

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that gene deletion or deficiency in neurons is responsible for the abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome, a rare disorder affecting 1 in 10,000 people around the world.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers use brain scans to provide better understanding of unconscious bias

Unconscious bias has become a hot topic recently, with high profile incidents reported around the world. Researchers at Aalto University are exploring the causes of these biases in our neural wiring, and are developing techniques using MRI scanners that let us see the brain making assumptions in real time.

24 Apr 2019

Integrator complex proteins are crucial for healthy brain development in fruit flies, study finds

A study by Duke-NUS Medical School has found that members of the multiprotein 'Integrator complex', known for its role in gene regulation, are crucial for healthy brain development in fruit flies.

24 Apr 2019

Neuroscientists propose new theory about amyloid precursor protein connection in Alzheimer's

Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. According to the Alzheimer's Association, every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops this disease, which causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.

23 Apr 2019

Scientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute has identified 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia.

23 Apr 2019

Neuroscience News and Research

New dataset will help researchers better understand how the brain processes images

The sense of touch is defined and fully functional before birth

Targeting antidiuretic hormone vasopressin shows promise for autism

Study examines how our brain generates consciousness and loses it during anesthesia

Study of teens with eating disorders explores how substance users differ from non-substance users

Researchers find potential link between autism and antidepressant use during pregnancy

Study identifies how brain abnormalities associated with alcoholism differ for men and women

Study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

BUSM receives $4.9 million MLSC grant to accelerate development of new brain imaging techniques

Studies provide new view on the mechanisms of how the brain works

Gene repair improves seizure and memory in adult mouse models of autism

Eisenhower Health first in Southern California to offer new lung valve treatment for COPD/emphysema

Computer program mimics natural speech using brain signals from epilepsy patients

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

Researchers use brain scans to provide better understanding of unconscious bias

Integrator complex proteins are crucial for healthy brain development in fruit flies, study finds

Neuroscientists propose new theory about amyloid precursor protein connection in Alzheimer's

Scientists identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia

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