Posts Tagged ‘brain-scan’
Machine learning study finds standardized brain scan biomarker to detect depression with 66% accuracy
New Study Brings Biomarkers For Depression Closer To The Clinic (Forbes): Scientists have been studying biological signs of depression in the brain, looking for markers that could be used to identify the disorder. A team of scientists recently developed a technique using machine learning that can identify whether a given patient’s brain scan shows one…
Read MoreThe more hours you sit per day, the smaller your medial temporal lobe (MTL) seems to become, brain scans show
Sitting is bad for your brain — not just your metabolism or heart (UCLA release): “UCLA researchers recruited 35 people ages 45 to 75 and asked about their physical activity levels and the average number of hours per day they spent sitting over the previous week. Each person had a high-resolution MRI scan, which provides…
Read MoreWearable brain scanners to enable broader, easier, cheaper access to neuroimaging
___ This Brain Scanner Is Way Smaller Than fMRI but Somehow 1,000% Creepier (Gizmodo): “It may look like something befitting Halloween’s Michael Myers, but the device pictured above is actually a breakthrough in neuroscience—a portable, wearable brain scanner that can monitor neural activity while a person is moving
Read MoreCan brain scans identify ADHD and help predict treatment response?
— Inside the adult ADHD brain (MIT News): “About 11 percent of school-age children in the United States have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While many of these children eventually “outgrow” the disorder, some
Read MoreInteresting Recent Studies and Articles on Neuroplasticity, Cognitive Reserve, and Brain Fitness
Here are four studies and articles, published in January, that report very interesting findings and offer inspiring ideas: An article on the role of neuroplasticity in Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery. A new study that used a blood test able to detect beta amyloid 42 (the protein fragment that makes up Alzheimer’s plaque) and suggested that the…
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