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Scientists discover atomic-resolution details of brain signaling
August 18, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A brain-computer interface for controlling an exoskeleton
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Scientists have developed a brain-computer control interface for a lower limb exoskeleton by decoding specific signals from within the user’s brain.
First-of-its-kind study finds music therapy lowers anxiety during surgical breast biopsies
August 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Music therapy lessened anxiety for women undergoing surgical breast biopsies for cancer diagnosis and treatment, finds a first-of-its-kind study. The two-year study involved 207 patients. The randomized controlled trial tested music therapy for anxiety…
Study reveals effects of chemoradiation in brains of glioblastoma patients
August 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study — the first to examine the effects of combined radiation and chemotherapy on the healthy brain tissue of glioblastoma patients — reveals not only specific structural changes within patients’ brains but also that the effect of cancer thera…
Study identifies cause of disruption in brain linked to psychiatric disorder
August 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research has identified the mechanisms that trigger disruption in the brain’s communication channels linked to symptoms in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia. This research could have important implications for treating symptoms of brain…
Where our brain stores the time and place of memories
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For the first time, scientists have seen evidence of where the brain records the time and place of real-life memories.
Scientists uncover nuclear process in the brain that may affect disease
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Every brain cell has a nucleus, or a central command station. Scientists have shown that the passage of molecules through the nucleus of a star-shaped brain cell, called an astrocyte, may play a critical role in health and disease.
Nonagenarian athlete: Researchers study Olga Kotelko’s brain
August 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
In the summer of 2012, Olga Kotelko, a 93-year-old Canadian track-and-field athlete with more than 30 world records in her age group, submitted to an in-depth analysis of her brain. The resulting study offers a surprising first glimpse of the potential…
Scientists visualize critical part of basal ganglia pathways
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Certain diseases, like Parkinson’s and Huntingdon’s disease, are associated with damage to the pathways between the brain’s basal ganglia regions. For the first time, scientists have used a non-invasive brain-imaging tool to detect the pathways that co…
How traumatic memories hide in the brain, and how to retrieve them
August 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Some stressful experiences — such as chronic childhood abuse — are so traumatic, the memories hide like a shadow in the brain and can’t be consciously accessed. Eventually, suppressed memories can cause debilitating psychological problems. Scientists…
