How can ultrasonic brain stimulation cure brain diseases?
Just as rays of sunlight can be focused by a magnifying glass, beams of ultrasound can be focused—not to start a fire, but to converge...
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Scientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3D tissue models of brain tumors
Use of brain-like extracellular matrix allows cell growth and treatment to more closely replicate physiological response A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional...
Innovative brain research records neurons to understand cognition
Where is Waldo? Whether we’re searching for Waldo or our keys in a room of clutter, we tap into a part of the frontal region...
Alzheimer’s study: Electrostimulation to evoke vivid memories
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most dreaded diagnoses, and the fear is particularly acute among older people. This complex brain disorder, which usually affects older...
Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?
Why do the harsh sounds emitted by alarms or human shrieks grab our attention? What is going on in the brain when it detects these...
Kessler Foundation researchers receive grant to study robotic intervention post stroke
Karen Nolan, PhD, senior research scientist, and Soha Saleh, PhD, research scientist, in the Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, were...
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder improved by deep magnetic stimulation
Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can improve the symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This opens...
New MRI scan can reveal molecular changes in the brain
MRI scans give us pictures of the brain that depict the physical structure of brain tissue. Now, researchers discovered a way to determine the biological...
Videos, music on tablets boost moods of dementia patients and caregivers
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, often afflicts patients with negative moods: confusion, anger, sadness or apathy. Negative emotions also affect caregivers, who are often family members...
Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels
Magnetically controlled device could deliver clot-reducing therapies in response to stroke or other brain blockages. MIT engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that...