News tagged with regional cerebral
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 |
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Patterned pulses boost the effects of deep brain stimulation, research shows
Electrical stimulation has been used as a sort of defibrillator of consciousness, rousing a victim of traumatic brain injury to at least partial awareness, after years in a coma. The procedure, termed deep brain stimulation, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Losing sleep, losing brain?
Chronic and severely stressful situations, like those connected to depression and posttraumatic stress disorder, have been associated with smaller volumes in "stress sensitive" brain regions, such as the cingulate region ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Video gamers: Size of brain structures predicts success
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers can predict your performance on a video game simply by measuring the volume of specific structures in your brain, a multi-institutional team reports this week.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 20, 2010 |
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