News tagged with default mode network
Research on resting brains finds there's a lot going on even when 'idle'
The resting brain is anything but idle -- that simple proposition would be clear if you could peer into Mike Mrazek's noggin as he putters around his kitchen preparing his daily morning feast of scrambled ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Brain's 'autopilot' provides insight into early development of Alzheimer's disease
Watching the brain's "autopilot" network in real time may help determine the onset of cognitive decline and potentially aid in making an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Duke University ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Brain scans show children with ADHD have faulty off-switch for mind-wandering
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain scans of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have shown for the first time why people affected by the condition sometimes have such difficulty in concentrating. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer's revealed in MRI scans
People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer’s disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic of the disease, according to a new ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Does sex matter? It may when evaluating mental status
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication, and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study from the University of Montreal shows ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Gene linked to ADHD allows memory task to be interrupted by brain regions tied to daydreaming
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) say brain scans show that a gene nominally linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leads to increased interference by brain regions associated ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Mental introspection increases as brain areas begin to act in sync
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center can now show, using functional MRI images, why it is that behavior in children and young adolescents veers toward the egocentric rather than the introspective.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Study of babies' brain scans sheds new light on the brain's unconscious activity and how it develops
Full-term babies are born with a key collection of networks already formed in their brains, according to new research that challenges some previous theories about the brain's activity and how the brain develops. The study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 01, 2010 |
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The unhealthy ego: What can neuroscience tell us about our 'self'?
With Election Day right around the corner, political egos are on full display. One might even think that possessing a "big ego" is a prerequisite for success in politics, or in any position of leadership. High achievers–CEO's, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Attention, couch potatoes! Walking boosts brain connectivity, function
A group of "professional couch potatoes," as one researcher described them, has proven that even moderate exercise - in this case walking at one's own pace for 40 minutes three times a week - can enhance the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Resting brain activity associated with spontaneous fibromyalgia pain
A recent study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and University of Michigan provides the first direct evidence of linkage between elevated intrinsic (resting-state) brain connectivity and spontaneous pain ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 29, 2010 |
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