Posts Tagged ‘neuroscience’
Let’s welcome Mental Health Month (May) by appreciating our beautiful brains
Between Thought and Expression (Cerebrum): Greg Dunn was on his way to a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania when he realized that bringing the brain’s beauty to life was a more suitable role for him than lab work. He started in ink, inspired by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean paintings and the similarities…
Read MoreNeuromodulation developer Halo Neuroscience closes its doors; Flow Neuroscience acquires assets
Flow acquires brain stimulation technology developer Halo (Medical Device Network): Flow Neuroscience has acquired the assets of brain stimulation technology developer Halo Neuroscience to advance its research into depression and other mental health disorder treatments.
Read MoreThe new frontier in neurocognitive monitoring and dementia screening: the Apple Watch
Biogen to Launch Pioneering Study to Develop Digital Biomarkers of Cognitive Health Using Apple Watch and iPhone (press release): Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced a new virtual research study, in collaboration with Apple, to investigate the role Apple Watch and iPhone could play in monitoring cognitive performance and screening for decline in cognitive health…
Read MoreMachine 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 MoreUnderstanding Brain Health via Cosmological Health, and vice versa
Neuroscience Meets Astrophysics: Does the Human Brain Resemble the Universe? (SciTechDaily): In their paper published in Frontiers of Physics, Franco Vazza (astrophysicist at the University of Bologna) and Alberto Feletti (neurosurgeon at the University of Verona) investigated the similarities between two of the most challenging and complex systems in nature: the cosmic network of galaxies…
Read MoreThe latest on Brain Health and Resilience, plus a few fun Brain Teasers
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring fascinating neuroscience findings and tips, combined with fun brain teasers. #1. To celebrate this quite-challenging Thanksgiving, here are five fun brain teasers that readers have enjoyed the most this year so far. It is always good to learn more about (and appreciate) that most precious resource…
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