Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have used an innovative imaging technique to reveal that a protein in the brain known as tau is suggestive of a patient’s cognitive function, according to results of a study recently published in Science Translational Medicine.

Researchers from the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., have created and tested a pen-sized imaging instrument to aid neurosurgeons in the visualization of individual tumor cells during ongoing brain operations, according to results of a study published in the April issue of Neurosurgical Focus.

Kent Kiehl, MD, spends his days peering inside the brains of murderers, rapists, arsonists and other violent criminals using an fMRI scanner. He’s looking for clues about how physical, functional and genetic differences cause some people to be predisposed to violent acts.

A recent feature story published by Yes! Magazine examined the rise in national interest in traumatic brain injury (TBI). As more people become aware of TBI, the story explained, some groups of individuals are getting more coverage than others.

Recent research involving vegetative patients is revealing the thin line between consciousness and unconsciousness inside the human brain—and the difference in care for those teetering in the gray area.

As you read the words displayed on the computer screen, your brain is recognizing, responding and organizing information related to their interpretation as well as associations with other words, images and ideas. Now neuroimaging is revealing the secrets of this process, according to new research published in the journal Nature.

Perfusion neuroimaging using SPECT can detect abnormalities in the brains of retired and current National Football League players, distinguishing them from healthy control subjects, according to results of a new study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

A single season spent playing contact sports is all it takes for measurable changes to occur inside young athletes’ brains, according to results of a study recently published in the Journal of Neurotrauma.