Biomarker Archives - Knowing Neurons

Mariella Careaga September 28, 2022December 30, 2022 Alzheimers disease, Amyloid beta, Biomarker, Cognitive Decline, cognitive impariment, CSF, CT scan, dementia, diagnosis, Drugs, invasive testing, Metabolism, misdiagnosis, MRI, PET, Tau, tracer, Treatment

Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease

By Mariella Careaga Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder that progressively impacts a person’s cognitive functioning and behavioral capacities, leading, ultimately, to the disruption of that person’s daily life.… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Neuroscience Technologies

Joel Frohlich January 28, 2015June 5, 2023 Alpha rhythm, Biomarker, Brain activity, Brainwaves, EEG, Electroencephalogram, fMRI, Functional MRI, gamma rhythm, Imaging, MRI, Time

Surfing Brainwaves with EEG: A Classic Tool for Recording Temporal Brain Dynamics

Pictures are powerful tools for illustrating quantitative data and capturing public interest. Each year, NASA releases many beautiful images of Martian dunes and distant nebulae which help win public funding.… Read More

Sweet Dreams or Amyloid Nightmares by Knowing Neurons

Aging Did You Know?Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sleep

Jillian L. Shaw November 7, 2013March 5, 2017 Alzheimer’s disease, Amyloid beta, amyloid-β plaques, Biomarker, circadian clock, circadian rhythm, David Holtzman, dementia, Disruption of the sleep-wake cycle and diurnal fluctuation of beta-amyloid in mice with Alzheimer's disease pathology, Hippocampus, Jee Hoon Roh, Memory, Microdialysis, Science Translational Medicine, Sleep

Sweet Dreams or Amyloid Nightmares

Sleep deprivation has become a badge of honor in our modern society. Competitions break out in coffee shop lines over who is functioning on the least number of Zzzzzs and… Read More