Mapping the brain
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Imre Kissik and Andras Szekely
... at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are experimenting with a new technique called diffusion spectrum imaging that could help us map the network of axons in the human brain. The basic concept is that MRI is very sensitive to water molecules, and as water molecules are diffusing through the axons, their signals may be picked up using this me ...
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New Map IDs The Core Of The Human Brain
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stuart
... n international team of researchers has created the first complete high-resolution map of how millions of neural fibers in the human cerebral cortex -- the outer layer of the brain responsible for higher level thinking -- connect and communicate. Their groundbreaking work identified a single network core, or hub, that may be key to the workings of ...
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The Male Brain (of Mice and Men)
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Linda MacDonald Glenn
... some say that it will displace genetics as the leading edge of scientific discoveries in the 21st century. Significant ethical issues come along with discoveries about how our brains work. Fortunately, thanks to the vision and generosity of Paul Allen, scientific researchers will now have the tools they need to unlock the brain's mysteries. From t ...
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National pride imaging
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Thomas Z. Ramsøy
Poster from the 14th Human Brain Mapping conference in Melbourne. Sorry about the bad photograph. The title of the poster reads: “EEG Default Mode Network: Olympic Hymn”.-Martin
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Obesity Leads to Fewer Brain Cells
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DietsInReview ..
A new study just released in the Journal of Human Brain Mapping showed that obese individuals have eight percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals and their brains look 16 years older than the brains of individ ...
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NeuroTouch: A Simulator for Brain Surgeons
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Medical Quack
... to create a patient-specific simulation," says Ryan D'Arcy, an NRC neuroscientist who helped develop NeuroTouch. "One other notable feature is the incorporation of functional brain mapping data from fMRI." This allows critical brain regions, such as speech areas, to be imaged more accurately, D'Arcy says.Technology Review: A Simulator for Brain Sur ...
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Helpful for tumors and stroke vi ...
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Medical Quack
... merged from a functional MRI and special software. Patients perform activities during the scan, so neuroradiologists can map key areas to avoid during surgery.Leach says the brain mapping software may also be helpful to surgeons performing brain stimulation procedures on stroke patients.News 14 | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES | Brain mapping tech ...
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New Innovations in Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
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Dr. Shock
... g the procedure. This video shows a clear description of the old and new procedure for deep brain stimulation (DBS). In the old procedure a frame has to applied after which a brain mapping procedure has to follow, up to 6-8 hours while the patient has to be awake. At the end the patient has to undergo a MRI to see whether the electrodes are in the ...
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