Posts Tagged: BrainsCAN
New study makes sense of sensory processing in children with autism
November 15, 2021
A new study from Western University shows that grouping sensory abilities helps better support kids with autism spectrum disorder.
Research refutes bilingual advantage in children
September 22, 2021
Western neuroscientists show bilingual advantage in children is propped up by weak evidence and bias in the reporting of scientific findings.
‘Sounding it out’ not so easy for children with dyslexia
May 20, 2021
Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.
Adolescents prone to poor dietary choices leading to changes in the brain
March 10, 2020
A new review paper from Western University has outlined how poor dietary choices in adolescence can lead to changes in…
Behavioural research gets boost with first open-access database
December 18, 2019
Neuroscience researchers at Western University have developed the first open-access repository for raw data from mouse cognitive testing. Called MouseBytes,…
New study advances quest to better understand consciousness
October 10, 2019
In his landmark 2006 study, Western University’s renowned neuroscientist Adrian Owen and his collaborators showed for the first time ever…
Left- and right-handers share similarities in the brain when it comes to numbers
August 27, 2019
Left- and right-handers may write with different hands, but the brain processes numbers the same way for both. This is…
Western University develops first-of-its-kind task-based map of the human cerebellum
July 22, 2019
It is the second largest part in the human brain and contains more neurons than any other. Tucked under the…
New BrainsCAN research examines how diet and obesity can form memories
June 4, 2019
A new study from Western University shows how the brain controls what information becomes memories and the role diet and…
ICU patients with non-brain-related injuries may suffer undetected cognitive dysfunction
April 12, 2019
A new study led by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute has found that most patients entering hospital intensive…
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