Groundbreaking research focuses on brain health monitoring, early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Groundbreaking research focuses on brain health monitoring, early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Associate Professor at the University of Oulu Teemu Myllylä, a leading expert in biomedical engineering, recently discussed his team’s groundbreaking work in brain health monitoring and early detection of neurodegenerative diseases at the recent 6G-enabled sustainable society event. Their research focuses on wearable technologies…

Psychedelics plus psychotherapy can trigger rapid changes in the brain: New research is untangling how

Psychedelics plus psychotherapy can trigger rapid changes in the brain: New research is untangling how

Neuronal spines are the little bumps along the spreading branches of a neuron. Credit: The human brain can change —but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language, or recovering from a stroke. Learning new…

These Are All the Vitamins for Brain Health You Need in Your Diet

These Are All the Vitamins for Brain Health You Need in Your Diet

These Are All the Vitamins for Brain Health You Need in Your Diet “Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” [table-of-contents] stripped When it comes to keeping your brain healthy as you age, your diet plays…

Memory Block: How Saturated Fats May Hinder Memory Formation in the Aging Brain

Memory Block: How Saturated Fats May Hinder Memory Formation in the Aging Brain

A new study suggests that a high-fat diet may impair memory by causing inflammatory effects and issues in cell-signaling management in the brain cells, especially as people age, but the omega-3 fatty acid DHA may help mitigate these effects. The research, focusing on microglia…

Scientists focus on glymphatic system and its role in sleep, memory consolidation, degenerative illnesses

Scientists focus on glymphatic system and its role in sleep, memory consolidation, degenerative illnesses

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When we think of brains, we tend to think of neurons. It’s right there in our word for the study of the brain: neuroscience. But when it comes to certain mysteries of the brain—for example, the role of sleep in…

Unveiling the Brain’s Secrets: Study Resolves “Paradox” in Visual Recognition Memory

Unveiling the Brain’s Secrets: Study Resolves “Paradox” in Visual Recognition Memory

A new study clarifies past conflicting observations on visual recognition memory (VRM), showing that increased visual evoked potentials (VEPs) during the recognition of familiar stimuli signal the brain’s rapid identification process, ultimately leading to decreased overall neural activity. Since determining what we observe as…

Aerobic plus strength training could help keep the brain young

Aerobic plus strength training could help keep the brain young

Aerobic and strength training could help keep the brain young, a new study suggests. Image credit: Rob and Julia Campbell/Getty Images. Engaging in both aerobic exercise and strength training can improve cognitive performance in populations aged over 80 years, a new study suggests. Participants…

Lightweight system captures brain activity while mice jump

Lightweight system captures brain activity while mice jump

A new lightweight device with a wisplike tether can record neural activity while mice jump, run and explore their environment. The open-source recording system, which its creators call ONIX, overcomes several of the limitations of previous systems and enables the rodents to move more…

30 Best Supplements for Focus and Concentration

Branded content. Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. In a world inundated with distractions and demands, the pursuit of enhanced focus and concentration has become a paramount endeavor for many. Astonishingly, recent studies…

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

A complete map of all the connections in an entire mammalian brain may be in sight. Allen Institute researchers have just launched three new projects to construct large, detailed maps of neuronal connections in sections of the mouse and macaque brains, with an eye…

The Brain-Boosting MIND Diet – New Study Uncovers “Exciting” Improvement

The Brain-Boosting MIND Diet – New Study Uncovers “Exciting” Improvement

The MIND diet study showed improvements in cognition over a three-year period, particularly during the first two years. Both the MIND diet group and the control group, focusing on calorie reduction, saw improvements, suggesting potential benefits from weight loss. The diet developed at RUSH…

Musk’s Neuralink to test brain-chip in humans after FDA nod. How it’s meant to work & key concerns

Musk’s Neuralink to test brain-chip in humans after FDA nod. How it’s meant to work & key concerns

Bengaluru: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk, to conduct human trials in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. This technology involves implanting a tiny chip in the brain that can read and…

Brain’s Dual-Chemical Switch for Attention Revealed

Brain’s Dual-Chemical Switch for Attention Revealed

Summary: Researchers have unveiled the brain’s chemical mechanism behind our attention span. Historically, the neurotransmitter acetylcholine was considered the sole regulator of attention. Yet, this study shows that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) collaborates with acetylcholine, toggling like a ‘switch’ in the brain’s claustrum region to…

New brain biomarker predicts recovery from treatment-resistant depression

New brain biomarker predicts recovery from treatment-resistant depression

Using a novel deep brain stimulation (DBS) device capable of recording brain signals, researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity or “biomarker” related to clinical signs of recovery from treatment-resistant depression. The findings from this small study are an important step towards using…

Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

Brain stimulation could boost maths ability – study

Using electrodes to ‘excite’ certain areas of the brain could help people who struggle with maths enjoy the subject more, a study has suggested (Alamy/PA) Using electrodes to “excite” certain areas of the brain could help people who struggle with maths enjoy the subject…

A mouse with 100,000 human neurons in its brain illuminates the enigma of Alzheimer’s

A mouse with 100,000 human neurons in its brain illuminates the enigma of Alzheimer’s

When a person gets older and begins to lose his or her memory, even to forget the names of their loved ones, it is already too late. Alzheimer’s has been quietly destroying the brain for years. If you could open the skull, you would…

Brain inspires more robust AI

Brain inspires more robust AI

image: To our eyes the input images x1 and x2 look the same, but hidden features nudge a typical neural network to classify this bird image as a monkey by mistake. It’s said the images are distant at the input space, but close in…

France suspends iPhone 12 sales over concerns of high electromagnetic radiation emissions

France suspends iPhone 12 sales over concerns of high electromagnetic radiation emissions

Advertisement France’s National Frequency Agency (ANFR) has ordered Apple to halt sales of the iPhone 12 on the French market following recent tests showing that the phone model is emitting electromagnetic waves exceeding levels acceptable to the country’s regulatory limits . The move gives…

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer’s and related dementias

Unhealthy pathobiome in the brain could cause some forms of Alzheimer's and related dementias

The human microbiome includes the genetic material of more than 100 trillion tiny microorganisms – fungi, yeast, bacteria, and even viruses, most of which hang out in our gastrointestinal tract to serve as guardians of our health. But when a healthy microbiome gives way…

Here’s how essential oils help relieve depression symptoms

Here’s how essential oils help relieve depression symptoms

Advertisement Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils – potent plant extracts that possess beneficial properties – to promote well-being and treat various health issues. This holistic treatment has been around for centuries and can be traced back to the time of the…

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