Archivi tag: brain research
ONTOGENETIC BRAIN ADAPTATION IN CHILDREN WITH TRAUMA EVENTS
How a Child’s Brain Adapts to Handle Adversity By Traci Pedersen ~ 1 min read Research has shown that approximately two-thirds of the population have experienced some form of childhood adversity by the age of 18. So why do so … Continua a leggere
CREDERE NELLA SCIENZA O NELLA RELIGIONE? QUESTIONE DI “CONFLITTO” CEREBRALE
The conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Babson College have found. Clashes between the use of faith vs. scientific evidence to explain the world … Continua a leggere
TRACTOGRAPHY AS A NEW TOOL TO STUDY BRAIN CONNECTIONS
PROFESSOR CATANI’S STUDIES AT KING’S COLLEGE HELP US IN CREATING USEFUL ATLAS OF WHITE MATTER CONNECTIONS IN HUMAN BRAIN. A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR NEUROSCIENCISTS Atlasing location, asymmetry and inter-subject variability of white matter tracts in the human brain with MR … Continua a leggere
A NEW TOOL TO INVESTIGATE BRAIN CIRCUITS IN REAL TIME
Columbia neuroscientists develop new tools to safely trace brain circuits. Scientists at Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute have developed a new viral tool that dramatically expands scientists’ ability to probe the activity and circuitry of brain … Continua a leggere
ECCELLENTE STUDIO SUL CASO NEUROSCIENTIFICO PIU’ FAMOSO: PHINEAS GAGE
Pubblico di seguito un articolo che cerca di riassumere ed “interpretare” il caso forse più famoso delle neuroscienze: Phineas Gage. Davvero molto interessante, soprattutto dove si cerca di raccogliere materiale certo rispetto alla vita precedente del soggetto. Questo perché il … Continua a leggere
NEW POSSIBLE PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS WITH ALZHEIMER DISEASE?
Alzheimer’s researchers find molecule that delays onset of disease Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a crucial molecule that could put the brakes on the damage to the brain Alzheimer’s is linked to the accumulation of sticky clumps … Continua a leggere
NUOVE METODICHE DI MAPPATURA DELL’ATTIVITA’ CEREBRALE
Riporto il sunto di un articolo comparso su Cell Reports (ref. in calce). Il dato interessante non è tanto quali aree risultino attive nel cervello del topo durante i diversi comportamenti (dato già noto a seguito dei numerosi esperimenti condotti … Continua a leggere
PSICOPATOLOGIA E NEUROSCIENZE CLINICHE E FORENSI 
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