February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study reports that participants with multiple sclerosis who used tDCS while playing the cognitive training computer games designed to improve information processing abilities showed significantly greater gains in cognitive measures than those who…
February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
New research conducted in adolescent rodents provides insights on the mechanisms behind anorexia nervosa and points to a potential treatment strategy.
February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Recent advice on depression screening from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may lead to overtesting and overtreatment, according to some experts.
February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
The MRI-guided laser ablation method is far less invasive and time-consuming than conventional surgery and has produced good results for people with medial temporal lobe epilepsy, report investigators.
February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study indicates that successful treatment for insomnia may not actually require complicated neurofeedback (direct training of brain functions). Rather, it appears patients who simply believe they’re getting neurofeedback training appear to get th…
February 22, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Women with mild blockage of coronary arteries report poorer health, more anxiety and a more negative outlook than men with the same condition, according to new research in the American Heart…
February 21, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers recently discovered that an inhibitory brain receptor triggers synaptic pruning in adolescence. Drugs that selectively target these receptors, when administered during adolescence, can alter synapse number, with possible implications for th…
February 21, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
Memories are formed at structures in the brain known as dendritic spines, which communicate with other brain cells through ‘synapses.’ Researchers recently discovered that an inhibitory brain receptor triggers synaptic pruning in adolescence. Now, a ne…
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Scientists are working to understand how neurons in the cerebellum, a region in the back of the brain that controls movement, interact with each other. The team showed that a form of short-term neuronal plasticity known as analog-to-digital facilitatio…
February 21, 2017 by NewsBot - No Comment
MS patients are three to six times more likely to develop seizures. Using a mouse model, a team of scientists has found for the first time that chronic demyelination is closely linked to, and is likely the cause of, these seizures. A new study could le…
