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Category: Brain

  • MRI identified brain neuromarkers predict response to antipsychotic medications

    http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1727437 Dr. Paola Dazzan and researchers at King’s College London have identified neuroimaging markers in the brain which could help predict whether people with psychosis respond to antipsychotic medicatins or not. The team used MRI to scan the brains of 126 people – 80 who had experienced a first episode of psychosis and 46 healthy controls.  The scans…

  • Non-invasive intracranial pressure monitor receives NSF funding

    http://www.3-e-d.com The National Science Foundation is supporting Third Eye Diagnostics of Philadelphia as it develops a non-invasive, handheld intracranial pressure monitor to rapidly diagnose brain injury. Cerepress simultaneously records images of the CRV and measures intraocular pressure while pressure in the eye is increased. A medical technician aligns the system by centering the field of…

  • Real-time MRI guided gene therapy for brain cancer

    http://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/Pages/2013-08-06-MRI-guided-gene-therapy-for-brain-cancer.aspx Neurosurgeons at the University of California San Diego School and Moores Cancer Center utilize MRI navigational technology to guide the delivery of investigational gene therapy Toca 511, or vocimagene amiretrorepvec, precisely into a brain malignancy in an attempt to make it more susceptible to chemotherapy.

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation headset receives FCC approval

    http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162581-foc-us-the-first-commercial-tdcs-headset-that-lets-you-safely-overclock-your-brain The Foc.us headset is an early player in the wave of non-invasive devices that will enable improved brain function.  It passes direct current between the cathode and anode, which are placed over the prefrontal cortex, making neurons more excitable.  This helps them to fire more quickly, improving reaction time. When the currents are removed,…

  • Motion sensor – potential for autism diagnosis and treatment?

    http://www.frontiersin.org/Integrative_Neuroscience/researchtopics/Attism_The_Movement_Perspectiv/801 Rutgers and Indiana University researchers have developed a motion sensor that they claim can help diagnose and treat autism. A movement tracker is attached to the individual, which senses “systemic signatures,” measuring each person’s movement as they respond to various screen images from a computer program showing 240 images a second.  This analyzes the importance…

  • Neuromorphic chip mimics human brain in real time

    http://www.mediadesk.uzh.ch/articles/2013/chips-die-das-gehirn-imitieren_en.html University of Zurich and ETH Zurich scientists have created a two by two millimeter microchip with 11,011 electrodes that mimics the brain’s processing power.   The brain-like microchips are not sentient beings, but can carry out complex sensorimoter tasks in real time.  Previous brain-like computer systems have been slower and larger.  This system, developed by Professor…

  • FDA approves EEG-based device to diagnose ADHD

    http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm360811.htm US regulators have approved a device that analyzes brain activity to help confirm a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children ages 6-17.  It records different kinds of electrical impulses given off by neurons in the brain and the frequency the impulses are given off each second. The EEG based, Neuropsychiatric EEG-Based Assessment Aid test is…

  • Computer model of the brain simulates daydreams

    http://www.jneurosci.org/content/33/27/11239.abstract?sid=f2eef2ee-cad7-4d63-b90a-ac6566847078 Washington University researchers have created a computer model to help scientists learn how the brain’s anatomical structure contributes to the creation and maintenance of resting state networks.   They hope that the model will help them understand why certain portions of the brain work together when a person daydreams or is mentally idle, helping doctors better…

  • Device uses sounds to build mental images

    http://www.frontiersin.org/Cognitive_Science/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00330/full University of Bath scientists have developed the vOICe sensory substitution device to help blind people use sounds to build a mental image of things around them. Blindfolded study participants captured an accurate mental image of an object in front of them when a wearable camera and the vOICe device converted its visual image into…

  • Brain Computer Interface – a timeline

    http://www.livescience.com/37944-how-the-human-computer-interface-works-infographics.html From the Babbage Analytical Engine of 1822 through thought control – a brief history of the intersection of mind and machine.

  • Avatar therapy addresses voices in schizophrenia

    http://www.uclb.com/news-and-events/news-post/avatar-therapy-helps-silence-voices-in-schizophrenia Researchers at University College London and the Wellcome Trust have developed an avatar based system to enable those suffering from schizophrenia to control the voice of hallucinations. The patient creates a computer-based avatar, choosing the face and voice of the entity they believe is talking to them. The system then synchronizes the avatar’s lips…

  • High resolution mapping uncovers brain circuit architecture

    http://www.salk.edu/news/pressrelease_details.php?press_id=623 Salk and Gladstone Institute scientists have found a way to untangle neural networks by enhancing a brain mapping technique that they first developed in 2007. “These initial results should be treated as a resource not only for decoding how this network guides the vast array of very distinct brain functions, but also how dysfunctions…