Neuroimaging

Neuroradiology is a branch of medical imaging focused on spotting abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system, spine, head and neck. These highly trained doctors use CT, MRI, X-ray and other techniques to diagnose strokes, tumors, aneurysms and other neurological conditions.

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Quantifying ‘ouch’: Using fMRI to pursue objective measures of pain

Researchers have developed a method to predict how much pain people are feeling based on functional MRI (fMRI) scans, which could pave the way for an objective quantification of pain rather than relying on a patient’s self-reported level of pain, according to research published April 11 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers Create Next-Generation Alzheimer's Disease Model

A new genetically engineered lab rat that has the full array of brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease supports the idea that increases in a molecule called beta-amyloid in the brain causes the disease, according to a study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

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Decoding dreams with fMRI

Scientists at the ATR Computation Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, have found a way to predict what a person is dreaming about based on fMRI scans of dreamers.

Experts call for more TBI research

A review article published in a special issue of Nature Reviews Neurology dedicated to traumatic brain injury (TBI) came with a plea for more long-term studies and identification of genetic risk factors for permanent disability stemming from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and Alzheimer’s disease.

President Obama unveils $100M BRAIN Initiative

President Barack Obama announced the BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative, a $100 million research investment project, during an April 2 event at the White House.

Criminal minds: fMRI may help predict rearrests, guide antisocial behavior treatment

Brain activity analyzed with functional MRI (fMRI) has shown convicted criminals with relatively low anterior cingulate activity were twice as likely to be rearrested as offenders with high activity in this region, according to research published online March 27 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

fMRI could ID kids vulnerable to schizophrenia before symptom onset

Children with family members who have schizophrenia, and are thus at risk of developing it themselves, have brains that function differently than those who are not at risk, according to a study published in the April issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.

MRI may show migraine biomarker

MRI scans of migraine sufferers have revealed that the intense, throbbing headaches they suffer are related to brain abnormalities, some of which are present at birth and others that develop over time, according to a study published online March 26 in Radiology.

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