Brain
Noninvasive Brain Activity Imaging – by Sarah Constantin
Cortech Solutions’ wearable fNIRS device So you want to see what the brain is doing? In real time? Maybe you just want to learn how the brain works. Maybe you want to observe the difference between sick and healthy activity patterns. Or, maybe you want to do neuromodulation of some kind (like tFUS!). That is, …
Immersive VR goggles for mice unlock new potential for brain science
By keeping the mouse in place on the treadmill — rather than allowing it to run through a natural environment or physical maze — neurobiologists can use tools to view and map the brain as the mouse traverses a virtual space. Ultimately, this helps researchers grasp general principles of how activated neural circuits encode information …
Scientists identify mind-body nexus in human brain
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – The relationship between the human mind and body has been a subject that has challenged great thinkers for millennia, including the philosophers Aristotle and Descartes. The answer, however, appears to reside in the very structure of the brain. Researchers said on Wednesday they have discovered that parts of the brain …
Optimizing brain health across the life course: WHO position paper
Overview Brain health is a rapidly expanding field. WHO’s position paper on optimizing brain health across the life course is a technical complement to the recently-adopted Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders 2022–2031. Many determinants are known to affect brain health at different stages of life. The position paper provides a …
I Tested My Brain Health On My 27th Birthday — What I Learned
The nuanced nature of brain longevity used to overwhelm me, but after testing my brain health, I know which areas I’m doing well in and which could use some improvement. I found that while my medical health, social interactions, and mental fitness activities are helping my brain stay healthy, I could use some improvement in …
Ask HN: What is the state of brain imaging to help depression?
Ask HN: What is the state of brain imaging to help depression? 1 point by adithyak 3 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss Context: I’m someone who’s struggled with depression myself, and have seen many others go through the same. I’m better now, and I want to help. Lot of the …
Justin Bieber’s wife Hailey was hospitalised after suffering blood clot to brain
Model Hailey Bieber says she is fine after a health scare, suffering a blood clot to her brain this past week. Hailey, wife of pop star Justin Bieber, posted on Instagram Saturday (March 12) that she was having breakfast with her husband on Thursday when she began feeling stroke-like symptoms. Taken to the hospital, she …
Nanoscale Probe Technology Explores the Deep Brain
When it comes to recording and stimulating brain activity, scientists can rely on a formidable tool: light. An international research team, coordinated by IIT- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), has developed nanometric light modulators that, fabricated on a micrometric optical fiber, make the fiber capable of studying neuronal tissue in deep regions …