A revolutionary portable brain scanner under development could aid the treatment, and in some cases help save the lives, of premature and newborn babies in intensive care.
By providing vital information about brain function at the cot side, the scanner avoids the need to move critically ill babies to conventional scanning facilities, which may involve sedating […]
An examination of how the most common type of primary brain tumor is treated found that care does not always follow established practice guidelines, according to a study in the February 2 issue of JAMA.
Malignant gliomas (brain tumors, grade III or IV) are the most common primary brain tumor, and their incidence is increasing over […]
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Using brain scans after tracking weight gain in women over nearly a quarter century, researchers made a disturbing finding: As the body gets larger, the brain gets smaller.
Those who were overweight at various points throughout the study were significantly more likely to have a loss of brain tissue in the temporal lobe, a part […]
Study Findings:
Stress activates an enzyme in the brain (protein kinase C) which interferes with short-term memory and other functions of the prefrontal cortex, located just above the eyes, in rats and monkeys.
PKC could be a factor in distractibility, impaired judgment, impulsivity and thought disorder, all of which have been tied to this brain region.
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The brain can be altered intentionally by strengthening circuits used regularly and weakening those engaged rarely: just as aerobics sculpt the muscles, mental training sculpts the gray matter. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s recently discovered ability to change its structure and function.
The study suggests that mental training can bring the brain to a greater […]