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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an imaging technique which physicians use for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

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

A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have further refined the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

6 Jul 2020

Study may help develop better treatment strategies for cannabis dependence

Researchers at Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, recently examined underlying brain networks in long-term cannabis users to identify patterns of brain connectivity when the users crave or have a desire to consume cannabis.

2 Jul 2020

A semi-empirical model to reproduce the brain states from wakefulness to deep sleep

The human brain is a complex system comprising 1010 non-linear units (neurons) that interact in 1015 sites (synapses).

30 Jun 2020

Study provides mechanistic explanation of psychotic symptoms in young people

Schizophrenia symptoms may be the result of increased connections between sensory and language-processing brain areas.

30 Jun 2020

New approach to analyze the perceived similarity of food products

Marina Domracheva and Sofya Kulikova, researchers from HSE University's campus in Perm, have discovered a new approach to analyse the perceived similarity of food products, based on electroencephalography (EEG) signals.

27 Jun 2020

Review highlights why and to what extent a large hip protects from type 2 diabetes and CVD

In a Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology review article Norbert Stefan from the German Center for Diabetes Research, the University Hospital of Tübingen and the Boston Children's Hospital, highlights why and to what extent a large hip circumference, an estimate of increased fat mass in the lower part of the body, protects from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

18 Jun 2020

Study highlights the lasting positive effect of a reward on memory

How does our memory work and how can we optimize its mechanisms on a daily basis? This question is at the heart of many neuroscience research projects.

17 Jun 2020

Scientists use fMRI to explain why people are still lonely even if they are around others

Social connection is essential to one's well-being, but how the brain reflects a person's attachment to other people remains unclear. Now, a team of researchers has found that loneliness can alter the brain's social network, explaining how the brain represents relationships.

17 Jun 2020

Nearly $19 million awarded for longitudinal study of brain aging and cognitive change

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at Boston University and elsewhere, will receive almost $19 million over five years to launch the fourth phase of the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, the grant will support ongoing research, including large-scale behavioral genetics studies, of cognition, aging and the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

15 Jun 2020

Temple researchers receive $1.77M grant to explore therapy for cocaine addiction

Cocaine is a highly addictive drug - some people are unable to walk away from it after just one use. And once addicted, users can lose control of their lives.

15 Jun 2020

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain controls our speech

Speaking requires both sides of the brain. Each hemisphere takes over a part of the complex task of forming sounds, modulating the voice and monitoring what has been said.

10 Jun 2020

Age-related structural brain changes are linked to hormone-level changes

Sex hormones influence the structure and function of the brain, but little is known about the effect of hormone therapies (HT) on changes in the brain during menopause.

10 Jun 2020

Research team provides new insights on the communication between liver and brain

A research team in Vienna is investigating how calorie intake, liver activity and fat storage interact and what role the central nervous system plays in this.

10 Jun 2020

Algorithm that analyzes MRI images could boost development of new arthritis therapies

An algorithm that analyses MRI images and automatically detects small changes in knee joints over time could be used in the development of new treatments for arthritis.

9 Jun 2020

Study shows how psychedelic drug psilocybin works in the brain

Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for "hidden or shut away."

5 Jun 2020

Anosmia and changes in brain MRI in COVID-19

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic was sweeping across the world, new symptoms and clinical presentations appeared, often confusing the picture. A case report from Italy, published in the journal JAMA Neurology in May 2020, shows that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be a neurotropic virus, and may cause infection to present primarily with anosmia.

31 May 2020

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

Study may help develop better treatment strategies for cannabis dependence

A semi-empirical model to reproduce the brain states from wakefulness to deep sleep

Study provides mechanistic explanation of psychotic symptoms in young people

New approach to analyze the perceived similarity of food products

Review highlights why and to what extent a large hip protects from type 2 diabetes and CVD

Study highlights the lasting positive effect of a reward on memory

Scientists use fMRI to explain why people are still lonely even if they are around others

Nearly $19 million awarded for longitudinal study of brain aging and cognitive change

Temple researchers receive $1.77M grant to explore therapy for cocaine addiction

Neuroscientists reveal how the brain controls our speech

Age-related structural brain changes are linked to hormone-level changes

Research team provides new insights on the communication between liver and brain

Algorithm that analyzes MRI images could boost development of new arthritis therapies

Study shows how psychedelic drug psilocybin works in the brain

Anosmia and changes in brain MRI in COVID-19

New NIH grant will help Pennington Biomedical scientists to study metabolic diseases

Study paves way to better understand the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

Advanced MRI picks out even small tumors from normal tissue

Study presents the first automatic method to detect and segment intrauterine cavity

Streamlining magnetic bead separation processes through standardization eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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