Search Results for 'Brain'

Gene Responsible for a Rare Brain Disorder Identified

14 different mutations in the gene CSF1R that lead to development of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids have been identified by neuroscientists. This is a devastating disorder of the brain’s white matter that lead [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology / Neuroscience Postdoc: Brain Repair After Stroke

Tags: stroke; behavior; MRI; tissue engineering; cell transplantation; brain repair Postdoctoral Position in Brain Repair after Stroke A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Modo Laboratory at the McGowan Institute for Re [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain Scans Offer Peek Into People's Dreams

It's not quite "Inception," but new research has allowed scientists to "read" some people as they dream. Using brain imaging, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Germany said they were able to [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain Cells are More Responsive When They See a Whole Face

A new study has revealed that brain cells are more responsive on seeing a whole face rather than a small part of the face. According to researchers at the California Institute of technology, this phenomenon, which was recorded in a part o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Dark winters 'led to bigger human brains and eyeballs'

The Oxford University team said bigger brains did not make people smarter. Larger vision processing areas fill the extra capacity, they write in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. The scientists measured the eye sockets a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

The liberal brain? Scans show liberals and conservatives hav...

A new study shows that brain structure may have something to do with which side a person lands on the political scale, researchers told LiveScience. Researchers at Britain's University College London scanned the brains of nearly 120 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain biology lessons recommended

Research on the neurological basis of learning should play a much greater role in education policy, a report from Britain's leading academic institution has said. The Royal Society also suggested that brain biology should form part o [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

New Molecule Discovery may Prevent Brain Cells Neurodegenera...

A recently discovered molecule is capable of making brain cells resistant to programmed cell death (apoptosis). The discovery was made by researchers at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The study is the first to find a mamm [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Brain biology may dictate social networks

The interdisciplinary study, led by Distinguished Professor of Psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett, advances Northeastern’s research mission to solve societal issues with a focus on global challenges in health, security, and sustainabi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

NEW STUDY FINDS PRECISE AREA OF THE BRAIN WHERE FEAR ORIGINA...

For the first time scientists have confirmed the precise area of the brain that causes people to experience fear. The discovery may lead to improvements in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety induced [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Spiders, Snakes? Brain-Damaged Woman Knows No Fear

Meet SM, a 44-year-old woman who literally knows no fear. She's not afraid to handle snakes. She's not afraid of the "The Blair Witch Project," "The Shining," or "Arachnophobia."When she visited a ha [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Electric brain stimulation can improve maths - study

Researchers at Britain's Oxford University studied 15 volunteers and demonstrated for the first time that electrical stimulation of the brain improved their performance in a series of maths assessments, and continued to do so half a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

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Electric brain stimulation can help with math skills

Stimulating the brain with a very low electric current can enhance a person’s math ability for up to six months, British neuroscientists said on Thursday. Researchers at Britain’s Oxford University studied 15 volunteers [...]

Posted On : Nov, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Brain biology, not hormones, may be to blame for postpartum ...

Postpartum depression is often blamed on dramatic hormonal changes inside the bodies of new mothers. Estrogen, progesterone and cortisol all drop dramatically in the hours after childbirth, and some women are thought to be particul [...]