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Pulsed laser light turns whole-brain activity on and off
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
The study may guide deep brain stimulation therapies used for traumatic brain injury and other neurological disorders.
Study finds altered brain chemistry in people with autism
Posted in Science on 18th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Neuroscientists link autism to reduced activity of key neurotransmitter in human brain.
Stanford researcher scans his own brain for a year and a half, the most studied in the world
Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Psychologist experiments on himself, documenting his neural, metabolic, and genetic changes over 18 months.
Electromagnetic field therapy may improve brain tumor survival
Posted in Medicine on 16th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Tumor-Treating Fields interfere with the growth of tumors by disrupting the process of cell division, causing them to fragment.
Stress in older people increases risk for pre-Alzheimer's condition
Posted in Medicine on 13th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
Feeling stressed out increases the likelihood that elderly people will develop mild cognitive impairment, often a prelude to full-blown Alzheimer's disease.