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Neuro Primer: Aging

October 10, 2018October 8, 2018 Gabrielle Torre 0 Comments AD, Age-related cognitive decline, Aging, ALS, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyloid, amyloid plaques, Baby Boomers, beta-amyloid, Brain activation, Brain cells, Cardiovascular health, Childhood, Cognition, Cognitive performance, Cortex, dementia, Disease, Executive function, Exercise, Genetics, glutamate, Hippocampus, Longevity, Memory, Memory decline, myelin, Nervous System, Neurogenesis, Neuroimaging, Neurons, Neuroplasticity, Neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, Normal aging, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, Plasticity, Quality of life, Research, Science, Sleep, Sleep habits, Ventricles, Working memory

What happens to the brain in aging? Normal aging comes with many changes in brain structure and function. As individuals approach the age of 65 years and above, they experience… Read more

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No, You’re Not Left-Brained or Right-Brained

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment Cerebral, Cerebral hemispheres, Expierments, Fibers, fMRI, Functional MRI, Harry Potter, Hemisphere, Hogwarts, Lateralization, Left, Left brain, Nerve, Nerve fibers, Neuroanatomy, Neuroimaging, Right, Right brain, Split brain, Visuospatial abilities, VS Ramachandran

At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school houses by a magic hat based on their personalities. Similarly,… Read more

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The Life and Times of the 10% Neuromyth

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Gabrielle Torre 3 Comments Black Mirror, Brain, Brain boosters, Default mode network, Epilepsy, fMRI, Functional MRI, Human, Human Brain, Human potential, Humans, Movies, MRI, Myth, Neuroimaging, Neuromyth, Neuroscience, Neuroscientist, Pop Culture, Science Fiction, Seizure, TV

How much of your brain are you using right now? The science fiction answer would be “10%.” And, if you’ve watched enough bad sci-fi, using 100% of your brain would… Read more

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Is Neuroimaging Just Modern Phrenology?

November 29, 2017November 30, 2017 Jens Foell 0 Comments Amygdala, Cesare Lombroso, fMRI, fMRT, Franz Joseph Gall, Fusiform face area, fusiform gyrus, Germany, MRI, Neuroimaging, phenology, Phrenologie, pseudoscience, Pseudowissenschaft, racism, Rassismus, Scheinkorrelationen, somatosensory cortex, spurious correlation, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion

ou might have heard the term ‘phrenology’ thrown around, usually in the context of pseudoscience and racism. Or, if you’ve heard discussions about the Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained, it… Read more

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The Brain’s Building Blocks: Of Protons and Voxels

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 Gabrielle Torre 0 Comments Alzheimer’s disease, Autism, Biology, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Electromagnetic Forces, Interdisciplinary, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnets, Morphometry, MRI, Neuroimaging, physics, Proton Spin, protons, Radio-frequency Waves, stroke, Voxels

hat’s in a brain? That which we call a voxel by any other name would sound far less confusing. Imagine all of the atoms in your brain. Now imagine how… Read more

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You’re Not as Rational as You Think: Political Philosophy and the Science of Irrationality

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 DanielToker 0 Comments 2004 Presidential Election, Amygdala, George W. Bush, Insula, irrationality, John Kerry, Neuroimaging, Neuroscience, philosopher-kings, Plato, political philosophy, Politics, presidential election, reason

ognitive scientists have known for decades that humans are inherently irrational when it comes to making economic decisions. This may seem obvious to a good poker player, who will likely… Read more

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How Neuroimaging Changes Our View of Science & Humanity

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Alexa Erdogan 0 Comments Brain, CLARITY, Cortex, EEG, Fact, fMRI, Greg Dunn, Interview, Knowing Neurons, MRI, Neuroimaging, Neuron, Neurons, Neuroscience, Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Research, Science

Magritte’s comments on our fascination with the unknown rings true not just in artistic surrealism, but also in many of our scientific research endeavors. The human mind is continually fascinated… Read more

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PET Imaging: The Real Positronic Brain?

June 22, 2017June 30, 2017 Joel Frohlich 2 Comments antimatter, brain imaging, CERN, EEG, fMRI, glucose, I Robot, Isaac Asimov, MEG, Neuroimaging, PET, radioactive, radiotracer, Tom Wolfe

In Isaac Asimov’s 1950 short story collection I, Robot, intelligent robots with positronic brains exist alongside humans. Unlike conventional computer hardware, the word positronic implies that electrical current is carried… Read more

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Can We Trust MRI Research? It’s Complicated.

March 29, 2017June 30, 2017 Rachel Jonas 2 Comments ADHD, Alzheimer's, Brain, Default mode network, DMN, fMRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, Neuroimaging, Psychiatry

The first human magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan was acquired almost 40 years ago. The scanner — hand-built by Dr. Raymond Damadian with the help of his two postdoctoral fellows… Read more

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Neuron See, Neuron Do: The Mirror Neuron System and Clinical Implications

August 31, 2016March 18, 2018 Jenn Tribble 1 Comment 2016, ASD, Autism, Autism as a neural systems disorder: A theory of frontal-posterior underconnectivity, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Brain, Broken Mirror Theory, Connection, EEG, Electroencephalogram, fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Iacoboni, Just, Mirror, Mirror me: Imitative responses in adults with autism, Mirror Neuron, MRI, Mu, Mu rhythm, Munchau, Neuroimaging, Neurosci, Neuroscience, Rhythm, Schunke, Science, The mirror neuron system and the consequences of its dysfunction, theory, Underconnectivity, Varma

If you grew up with siblings, it is likely that you have heard the phrase, ”Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” However, it wasn’t until a groundbreaking finding in… Read more

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Reverse Inference: Neuroscience’s Greatest Fallacy?

February 12, 2014March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 21 Comments 2006, 2013, Brain, Cognitive, Hutzler, Imaging, James Fallon, Neuroimaging, Poldrack, Psychopath, Reverse Inference

The recent unveiling of the BRAIN Initiative promised a greater understanding of cognition through improved imaging techniques. However, the biggest problem in neuroscience is not the limits of technology, but… Read more