Tag: brain activity
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Sleep test predicts dementia in older adults
A noninvasive sleep test may help diagnose and predict dementia in older adults by measuring brain activity.
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Finding signs of life when it matters most
An MGH study has found that the use of fMRI and EEG may provide early detection of consciousness in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
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Spotting speedy brain activity
Using ultra-fast MRI scans, scientists are able to track rapid oscillations in brain activity that previously would have gone undetected, a development that could open the door to understanding fast-occurring cognitive processes that once appeared off-limits to scientists.
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Sex differences in brains reflect disease risks
Women’s brains are different from men’s. That’s not news. What is news is that the differences are smaller than most people believe. They are not big enough to say that one sex is smarter or better at math than the other.