News tagged with bmc neuroscience

Neural networks mapped in dementia patients

Different types of dementia show dissimilar changes in brain activity. A network mapping technique described in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience has been applied to EEG data obtained from patients with Alzheimer's diseas ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Magnetic brain stimulation improves skill learning

The use of magnetic pulses to stimulate the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) region of the brain results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience show t ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Larvae shun the light

Drosophila larvae avoid light during the foraging stage of their development. Research published in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that both 5-HT (serotonergic) and corazonergic neurons have a role in reg ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0