Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an imaging technique to show that the brain activation patterns in children with poor reading skills and a low IQ are similar to those in poor readers with a typical IQ. The work provides more definitive evidence about poor readers [...]
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5 October, 2011 15:53 § in Neuroimaging Methods
Brain Imaging Study Shows Physiological Basis of Dyslexia
2 March, 2011 13:31 § in Neuroimaging Methods, Cognitive Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Easily Misdiagnosed.
New research shows that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementing illnesses may be easily misdiagnosed in the elderly, according to early results of a study of people in Hawaii who had their brains autopsied after death. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit[...]
11 January, 2011 18:00 § in Neuroimaging Methods
(Español) Diagnóstico precoz de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
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14 April, 2010 07:00 § in Neuroimaging Methods, Cognitive Neuroscience
Early Steps in Parkinson’s Pathology Revealed.
Although the cause of Parkinson’s disease remains a mystery, scientists now have a better understanding of the earliest stages of abnormal aggregation of a key disease-associated protein. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet abo[...]
6 October, 2009 17:16 § in Brain Dynamics, Neuroimaging Methods
Resuelto el misterio de la RMNf.
Researchers determine which cells mediate the blood flow tracked in fMRI. When the cells of the brain were first described more than a century ago, they were grouped into two major categories: neurons and glia, Greek for “glue.” As the name suggests, the glia is often seen as little more[...]
