News tagged with motor responses
Scientists get first close look at stimulated brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- For over a century, scientists have been using electrical stimulation to explore and treat the human brain. The technique has helped identify regions responsible for specific neural functions ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Neuroscientists identify physiological link between trial and error and learning
Learning through trial and error often requires subjects to establish new physiological links by using information about trial outcome to strengthen correct responses or modify incorrect responses. New findings, which appear ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Study shows traumatic brain injury haunts children for years
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the single most common cause of death and disability in children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Now, according to a new study by UCLA researchers, the effects ...
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May 13, 2009 |
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New tool may help improve organ donation rates
A new tool may help neurologists predict which coma patients may be candidates for organ donation, according to a study published in the April 27, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academ ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Traditional neurologic exams inadequate for predicting survival of cardiac arrest patients
Traditional methods for assessing patients after cardiac arrest may be underestimating their chances for survival and good outcomes, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers now ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
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