Menopause restructures brain areas critical for memory and function
The transition to menopause triggers significant and measurable restructuring of the brain, altering key areas responsible for memory, executive function,…
Category: Neuroscience
Non-contact magnetic coil stimulates nerves to relieve chronic pain
Non-contact magnetic coil uses a four-leaf diamond shape and a 200-µs rise time to safely stimulate peripheral nerves, offering efficient chronic pain relief
New virtual reality system aids stroke rehabilitation
Researchers are harnessing the immersive power of virtual reality to create novel therapeutic pathways for stroke survivors, offering a motivating…
Parkinson’s patients suffer a significantly greater pain burden
Parkinson’s patients endure a high, often undertreated pain burden, with about 68% prevalence across multiple pain types that worsen as the disease progresses
Virtual tasks reveal how the brain learns to control prosthetic limbs
Researchers have developed a new method using virtual reality to understand how the brain adapts to controlling a prosthetic limb.…
New study maps how brains process multiple words at once
An NYU study using MEG shows brain processes multiple words in parallel, routing acoustics, word forms and meaning across neural regions like a subway system
A growing body of evidence suggests that patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation, a serious heart valve condition, may achieve…
A traveling brain wave sweeps the cortex to read working memory
Traveling waves sweep the cortex to read working memory, with rotating beta-band activity in the prefrontal cortex guiding memory encoding and retrieval
Researchers are exploring the use of high-resolution eye-tracking technology to detect the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease, potentially years before…
Scientists find gene mutation linked to deafness and identify potential treatments
An international consortium of scientists has uncovered a rare genetic mutation responsible for a congenital form of deafness and, in…