Posts Tagged: Brain and Mind
After tough times, pre-teens’ brains wired for rewards
May 4, 2017
Adversity leads pre-teens to be more impulsive by making their brains more sensitive to rewards, a new Western University study…
Brain cells show teamwork in short-term memory, Western-led study shows
March 6, 2017
Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists…
Western researchers develop new brain scan analysis to better treat head injuries
February 17, 2017
An international research team, led by neuroscientists at Western University, has developed a potentially game-changing method for analyzing brain scans,…
Western welcomes new neuroscientist who unlocks minds with machines
March 10, 2016
If you watch science fiction movies from 1970s, you would think by the year 2016 there would be a robot…
International study explores the good, the bad and not-so ugly of hallucinations
February 4, 2016
Hallucinations can be a terrifying part of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia. But according…
The story behind a vegetative patient’s shocking recovery
January 5, 2016
Western University’s Adrian Owen provided expert analysis to award-winning science writer Kate Lunau for her long-form, feature story about the…
New imaging technique will save lives and money
January 4, 2016
An international research collaboration, led by Western University, has developed a new imaging technique that will save hospitals money and…
Why people with autism sometimes fail to see ‘the big picture’
December 16, 2015
New findings by Melvyn Goodale from Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute, in collaboration with Australian researchers at Swinburne University…
Some patients in a vegetative state retain awareness, despite being unable to move
October 19, 2015
New insight into a vital cerebral pathway has explained how some patients in a vegetative state are aware despite appearing…
New study shows touch works independently of vision in object identification
October 7, 2015
A study published by The Journal of Neuroscience challenges the more traditional scientific belief that using touch to recognize objects…