Let's dive into the fascinating world of the brain and explore what happens when someone experiences post-stroke depression, or PSD for short. Imagine a stroke as a sudden, unexpected storm that disrupts the brain's landscape. This storm can lead to PSD, a condition that affects many people who have experienced a stroke. Researchers wanted to understand the brain's ...
Brain monitoring devices have been revolutionizing the medical field, particularly with the advent of wireless gadgets. One such innovation is the Zeto WR19 wireless dry electrode EEG system. When compared to the conventional EEGs used in clinics, how does it stack up? Researchers put the Zeto system to the test, recording brain signals from 15 patients for half an h...
Ever wondered how autism affects the brain differently in boys and girls? Let's dig into a study that used a fancy tool called FOCA (FOur-dimensional Consistency of local neural Activities) to check out the brain activity of 64 boys and 64 girls with autism, plus the same number of boys and girls without autism. The study found some interesting stuff in the precuneus...
Young people suffering from cervical spondylosis with constant neck pain show distinct brain activity compared to healthy individuals. Researchers aimed to understand these differences, particularly when the patients are at rest. They explored how the brain may adapt or change in response to the condition. This study could lead to a better grasp of how the brain cope...
Drillers face a hidden danger on the job: mind wandering. This can lead to overlooking safety hazards and delaying crucial decisions, putting them at risk for accidents. Scientists decided to dig deeper into this issue, examining what happens in drillers' brains when their minds drift. They used a special test called the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) an...
Scientists have discovered that people deal with imagined scary future events in two distinct ways. Using a unique technique to study brain activity, they found that one group of people experienced more anxiety and fewer brain connections while thinking about these events. On the other hand, another group had less anxiety and more brain connections. This reveals that...
Brain activity during quiet time reveals a lot about how our brains work and who we are as individuals. It's tough to separate brain features linked to personality traits from those connected to thoughts happening at rest. Researchers looked at three brain networks - the ventral and dorsal attention networks, and the default mode network - and how they interact. By u...
Did you know that your dog might understand you better if you speak more slowly? A recent study found that dogs’ brains process human speech best when it’s at a slower pace. Scientists at the National Centre of Competence in Research Evolving Language discovered this by comparing how dogs and humans vocalize. Dogs usually make about two sounds per second, while human...