Neuroscience
A 'brain decoder' can read minds. But how good is it?
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have created a "semantic brain decoder" to guess someone's thoughts based on brain activity.
Jun 8, 2023
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News tagged with mri scanner
Neuroscience
How talking to toddlers boosts early brain development
Talking to toddlers helps shape their developing brain, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
May 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain activity decoder can reveal stories in people's minds
A new artificial intelligence system called a semantic decoder can translate a person's brain activity—while listening to a story or silently imagining telling a story—into a continuous stream of text. The system developed ...
May 1, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Testing a new radioactive drug to detect Alzheimer's
A radioactive tracer is being tested for the first time in Norway at St. Olavs Hospital and NTNU. The goal is to improve the detection of dementia diseases.
Apr 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study demonstrates multiple motor regions in brain are underactive during lower limb movements in Parkinson's patients
Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder that affects the way people move. Often beginning with small tremors in the hand, the disease progresses to affect a person's gait and balance.
Apr 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Examining how our brains make new decisions with a virtual monster world
We regularly find ourselves in new shops or restaurants, we land at airports we don't know or start a new job. In such situations, the remarkable flexibility of human behavior becomes apparent. Even in new situations, we ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
MRI innovation reveals cells' energy activity in organs and tissues
To survive, every cell in the body puts enormous energy into sustaining the right balance of water and essential electrolytes. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a way to use magnetic resonance ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New scan measures tumor oxygen levels in real-time to help guide treatment
Imaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that altered treatment can be used to target them more effectively.
Mar 16, 2023
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Neuroscience
Detecting hidden brain states with mathematical models
Mental health disorders can only be diagnosed on the basis of symptoms—and individual outcomes cannot be accurately predicted. An ETH scientist hopes to change that with the help of mathematical models.
Mar 14, 2023
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Health
Q&A: Five questions about MRI
I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended that I have an MRI. I am a very anxious person. Can you explain more about ...
Feb 10, 2023
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