News tagged with brain structure
Related topics: brain , brain regions , magnetic resonance imaging , hippocampus , brain function
Researchers find gene critical to sense of smell in fruit fly
(Medical Xpress) -- Fruit flies don't have noses, but a huge part of their brains is dedicated to processing smells. Flies probably rely on the sense of smell more than any other sense for essential activities ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects
(PhysOrg.com) -- An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply "looking" at an image. Introspectively, we know that the ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2011 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Process important to brain development studied in detail
Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have examined the key step when genes ...
Nov 07, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Birdsong independent of brain size
(PhysOrg.com) -- The brains of all vertebrates display gender-related differences. In songbirds, for example, the size of the brain areas that control their singing behaviour could be linked to the size of ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Political views are reflected in brain structure
We all know that people at opposite ends of the political spectrum often really can't see eye to eye. Now, a new report published online on April 7th in Current Biology reveals that those differences in political orientation are ti ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 07, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (22) |
116
|
Brain scans reveal differences in brain structure in teenagers with severe antisocial behavior
Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behaviour problems.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Alzheimer's-like brain changes found in cognitively normal elders with amyloid plaques
Researchers using two brain-imaging technologies have found that apparently normal older individuals with brain deposits of amyloid beta – the primary constituent of the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 30, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Why Henry Higgins could tell his barrow girl from his fair lady
When Professor Henry Higgins instructed Eliza Doolittle that it was "Ay not I, O not Ow, Don't say 'Rine,' say 'Rain'", he was drawing on years of experience as a professor of phonetics. But research funded by the Wellcome ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 15, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Finding shows potential way to protect neurons in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS
Cell biologists pondering the death of neurons -- brain cells -- said today that by eliminating one ingredient from the cellular machinery, they prolonged the life of neurons stressed by a pesticide chemical. ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Scientists discover anti-anxiety circuit in brain region considered the seat of fear
Stimulation of a distinct brain circuit that lies within a brain structure typically associated with fearfulness produces the opposite effect: Its activity, instead of triggering or increasing anxiety, counters ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (9) |
4
|
A-ha! The neural mechanisms of insight
Although it is quite common for a brief, unique experience to become part of our long-term memory, the underlying brain mechanisms associated with this type of learning are not well understood. Now, a new brain-imaging study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Hyperactive nerve cells may contribute to depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified hyperactive ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 23, 2011 |
5 / 5 (9) |
1
|
Treatment for manic-depressive illness restores brain volume deficits
Lithium, introduced in the late 1940's, was the first "wonder drug" in psychiatry. It was the first medication treatment for the manic and depressive episodes of bipolar disorder and it remains among one of the most effective ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
Neural mechanisms linked with vulnerability to anxiety
New research examines the anxious brain during a fear conditioning task and provides insight into why some individuals may be more or less prone to anxiety disorders. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 10 ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 21, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (69) |
4
|
