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New AI can ID brain patterns related to specific behavior

Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. This work promises to improve brain-computer interfaces and aid with the discovery of new brain patterns.

COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenage brains, study shows

New research has found that lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain maturation in adolescents. This maturation was more pronounced in females.

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has found.

How the brain’s inner chamber governs our state of consciousness

Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain structures that have traditionally been difficult to study.

Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease

Findings from a new USC Dornsife study suggest that when older adults fall for financial scams, it could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers used MRI scans to find that older adults with thinner brain regions linked to memory a…

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances brain circuits to relieve depression

Scientists found that certain changes in neural activity predicted which patients would benefit from a type of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Tracking depression

September 6, 2024 by - No Comment

Tracking depression

Serotonin in depression is highly relevant in diagnosis, treatment, and drug development. To better study this area, a team has now developed a fluorescent probe for imaging processes that is highly sensitive and selective toward serotonin.

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect.

Researchers discover new insights into the neurobiological origins of ataxia

A study investigated the origin of ataxia in the brain of patients with stroke. A significant number of the stroke lesions in the patients were located outside the cerebellum.

Regulatory gene influences shape recognition in medaka fish

Medaka fish that lacked functional Hmgn2 genes were unable to distinguish between simple shapes, revealing a new function for the regulatory gene.