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Eye-Tracking Software May Reveal Autism and other Brain Disorders

Source: Scientific American
Date: 18 June 2013

Can capturing eye movements help clinicians make diagnoses of mental and neurological disorders, such as autism, ADHD, Parkinson’s disease and more?

Cheating Ourselves of Sleep

Source: New York Times
Date: 17 June 2013
Some of the most insidious effects of too little sleep involve mental processes like learning, memory, judgment and problem-solving. 

Going Wireless and Restoring Memories: The Incredible Future of Brain Implants

Source: Popular Mechanics
Date: 17 June 2013

At the Global Future 2045 conference in New York City, speakers explained how scientists are exploiting electrical connections to blur the line between man and machine—and the accomplishments so far are incredible. 


Brain Scans May Someday Help Choose Best Depression Treatment

Source: PsychCentral
Date: 13 June 2013

Provocative new research suggests a brain scan can determine if a depressed individual would do better with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy.

The Quest to Build a Brain in the Lab

Source: BBC
Date: 13 June 2013
By building a brain from the ground up, researchers hope to learn more about what makes us tick.

Brain Can't Text While Driving Even With Hands Free: AAA

Source: Bloomberg News
Date: 12 June 2013
Using voice text messaging is more distracting to drivers than making calls with handheld mobile phones, a study by AAA found.

Your Brain Knows the Difference Between Phony Smiles and Real Ones

Source: Discover
Date: 12 June 2013
When a person smiles at you, you usually smile back. And more often than not, you respond with the same kind of smile you perceive.

Scientists Find New Clues to Early Onset Alzheimer's

Source: MSNBC
Date: 12 June 2013
People with genetic mutations that lead to inherited, early onset Alzheimer's disease overproduce a longer, stickier form of amyloid beta.

Brain-Computer Interface Reveals Practice Makes Perfect: Mind Controls Cursor on Screen

Source: Science World Report
Date: 12 June 2013
Researchers have made some new findings about this technology — it is actually a learned skill of the user.

Heading Soccer Balls Tied to Damaging Brain Changes

Source: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 11 June 2013
New scans reveal that soccer players who head the ball a lot show changes in the white matter of their brain that mirror those seen in traumatic head injuries.

Anorexia, Bulimia Linked to Disturbance in Brain Region

Source: PsychCentral
Date: 10 June 2013
A new study suggests that the altered function of neural circuitry contributes to restricted eating in anorexia and overeating in bulimia.

Arc Protein 'Could Be Key to Memory Loss', Says Study

Source: The Independent
Date: 10 June 2013
Scientists have discovered more about the role of an important brain protein which is instrumental in translating learning into long-term memories.

MIT Team Uses Flashes of Light to Grasp OCD Behaviors

Source: The Boston Globe
Date: 10 June 2013
Scientists report a study using mice provides insight on an errant brain circuit that may contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

In Monkey Brain, Seeing Human Parallels

Source: MSNBC
Date: 10 June 2013
Humans and monkeys share parallels in a region of the brain that people use to infer others' intentions, a new study finds.

Study: Low Blood Pressure May Weaken Brains of Some Heart Patients

Source: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 10 June 2013
Blood pressure that's too low — or too high — might damage brain cells, new research suggests.

Mice With OCD Can Mean New Hope For Humans

Source: TIME
Date: 7 June 2013
A team of researchers used optogenetics and mice to learn more about obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Why Music Makes Our Brain Sing

Source: New York Times
Date: 7 June 2013
Music brings a unique pleasure to humans. Of course, that still leaves the question of why. But for that, neuroscience is starting to provide some answers.

This Is Your Brain on Coffee

Source: New York Times
Date: 6 June 2013
Why drinking three cups a day may be good for us.

Empathy Without Boundaries

Source: New York Times
Date: 6 June 2013
Emotional contagion is a phenomenon experienced by many people with relatives who have mild cognitive impairment (M.C.I.) and Alzheimer's.

Brain Aging May Depend on Childhood Intelligence

Source: TIME
Date: 6 June 2013
A new study suggests that childhood intelligence largely accounts for why some elderly people have more cortical tissue and better cognition.

 

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