Posts Tagged ‘brain-scans’
Study identifies brain circuits enabling four-year-olds to “put themselves in other people’s shoes”
—– A remarkable milestone occurs in children around their fourth birthdays: They learn that other people can have different thoughts than they do. A recent study is the first to examine the specific brain changes associated with this developmental breakthrough.
Read MoreUpdate: Survey of scientific, technological & market trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age
—– Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter exploring the latest digital brain health technologies, neuroscience findings and insights for lifelong brain health and mental health. New tools: Survey of key scientific, technological and investment trends revolutionizing Brain Health in our Digital Age Is Your iPhone Really Frying Your Brain? Five Things You Need To Know The Canadian…
Read MoreStudy: Brain scans mapping language and memory areas can help guide epilepsy-related surgeries
Can brain scans help doctors navigate epilepsy surgery? (UPI) “…When medication doesn’t effectively control epilepsy, surgery may be recommended. Doctors can remove the part of the brain that triggers seizures or use certain procedures to control seizure activity. Before surgery, however, the brain must be “mapped” to ensure the regions responsible for language and memory…
Read MoreUpdate: New tools, research and insights to reinvent Brain Health and Mental Health in the Digital Age
———- Time for a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, exploring a range of technologies, scientific findings and insights for brain health and mental health to better respond to the opportunities and challenges ahead. Happy reading, and Happy Thanksgiving! New tools: Brain Health in the Digital Age (opens 24-slide presentation) Harnessing brain scans to personalize autism-related behavioral interventions UNICEF…
Read MoreNext: Harnessing brain scans to personalize autism-related behavioral interventions
Autism First: Brain Patterns May Predict Treatment Response (Medscape): “It’s possible to predict whether a young child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will respond to an evidence-based behavioral intervention by analyzing brain activity patterns with functional MRI (fMRI) prior to treatment
Read MoreIs Mental Health ready to start transitioning towards measurable brain circuits, away from subjective symptoms?
To Diagnose Mental Illness, Read the Brain (Scientific American): Although scientists have learned a lot about the brain in the last few decades, approaches to treating mental illnesses have not kept up. As neuroscientists learn more about brain circuits, Stanford psychiatrist Amit Etkin foresees a time when diagnoses will be based on brain scans rather…
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