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Neuroscientists discover specific brain region that helps prioritize information

It is known that different regions of the brain help us prioritize information so we can efficiently process visual scenes. A new study by a team of neuroscientists has discovered that one specific region, the occipital cortex, plays a causal role in piloting our attention to manage the intake of images.

14 Aug 2020

Study examines feasibility of using Decoded Neurofeedback to control pain

Chronic pain is one of the most important health priorities of the 21st century, with a socioeconomic cost that may far exceed other most other medical problems.

13 Aug 2020

Research looks at convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 mouse model

A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa and published on the preprint server bioRxiv in August 2020 reports the utility of a mouse model that recapitulates several aspects of human COVID-19 and can reflect the antiviral efficacy of new drugs as well.

12 Aug 2020

Brain activity in older adults is not necessarily quieter when it comes to memory

Everyone has heard it, and decades of research studies seem to confirm it: While it may not always be the first sign of aging, some faculties, including memory, do get worse as people age.

12 Aug 2020

Scientist explains why COVID-19 targets only some organs while others are spared

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to enter and infect human cells. It causes COVID-19 and can lead to a multitude of complications, including multi-organ impairment, partially due to the abundant expression of ACE2 in all human tissues.

11 Aug 2020

Obesity in expectant mothers may hinder the development of babies' brains

Obesity in expectant mothers may hinder the development of the babies' brains as early as the second trimester, a new study finds.

11 Aug 2020

Study: The brains of nonpartisans are different from those who strongly support one party

The brains of people with no political allegiance are different from those who strongly support one party, major new research shows.

11 Aug 2020

Chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War illness produce different patterns of brain activity after moderate exercise

A brain imaging study of veterans with Gulf War illness (GWI) and patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (sometimes called myalgic encephalomyelitis), has shown that the two illnesses produce distinctly different, abnormal patterns of brain activity after moderate exercise.

10 Aug 2020

Implantable brain-computer interface shows promise to improve function in paralyzed patients

Researchers demonstrated the success of a fully implantable wireless medical device called a stentrode brain-computer interface designed to improve functional independence in patients with severe paralysis.

6 Aug 2020

Individual’s alpha wave frequency can be used as reliable pain indicator, shows study

Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows.

6 Aug 2020

Parts of the human brain have been “recycled” for reading, indicates study

Humans began to develop systems of reading and writing only within the past few thousand years. Our reading abilities set us apart from other animal species, but a few thousand years is much too short a timeframe for our brains to have evolved new areas specifically devoted to reading.

5 Aug 2020

Autistic men have greater excitability in social brain regions than women, study reveals

New insight on differences in the brains of men and women with autism has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

4 Aug 2020

Research reveals potential early indicator of Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

A new paper in the journal NeuroImage: Clinical from researchers at the University of Kansas reveals a possible early indicator of Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, or FXTAS.

4 Aug 2020

Children exposed to trauma show biological signs of aging faster

Children who suffer trauma from abuse or violence early in life show biological signs of aging faster than children who have never experienced adversity, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

3 Aug 2020

Human cerebellum has almost 80% of the cerebral cortex’s surface area

When we say someone has a quick mind, it may be in part thanks to our expanded cerebellum that distinguishes human brains from those of macaque monkeys, for example.

31 Jul 2020

Study explains the mechanisms used by human brain to recognize specific smells

However, this precision only concerns the first "door" for the odors' recognition, namely the nose. But something changes when the information collected and processed by the nose arrives in a more central structure of the brain, called the olfactory cortex.

29 Jul 2020

New study shows the mechanism of brain to recognize specific smells

An Italian-American research conducted by researchers at the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) in Rovereto (Italy) and Harvard University in Boston (Usa) explains for the first time the mechanisms used by our brain to recognize specific smells.

29 Jul 2020

Cortex News and Research

Neuroscientists discover specific brain region that helps prioritize information

Study examines feasibility of using Decoded Neurofeedback to control pain

Research looks at convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 mouse model

Brain activity in older adults is not necessarily quieter when it comes to memory

Scientist explains why COVID-19 targets only some organs while others are spared

Obesity in expectant mothers may hinder the development of babies' brains

Study: The brains of nonpartisans are different from those who strongly support one party

Chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War illness produce different patterns of brain activity after moderate exercise

Implantable brain-computer interface shows promise to improve function in paralyzed patients

Individual’s alpha wave frequency can be used as reliable pain indicator, shows study

Parts of the human brain have been “recycled” for reading, indicates study

Autistic men have greater excitability in social brain regions than women, study reveals

Research reveals potential early indicator of Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome

Children exposed to trauma show biological signs of aging faster

Human cerebellum has almost 80% of the cerebral cortex’s surface area

Study explains the mechanisms used by human brain to recognize specific smells

New study shows the mechanism of brain to recognize specific smells

Study uses MRI imaging to assess the brain matter of WTC responder patients

The brain builds maps of abstract relationships in the same way as physical spaces

Study: Sensitivity of neuronal network influences the brain’s response to stimulus

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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