Glitches in the connections between certain brain areas may be at the root of the common learning disorder dyslexia, a new study suggests. It's estimated that up to 15 percent of the U.S. population has dyslexia, which impairs people's ...
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A dose of oxytocin, sometimes called the love or bonding hormone, may enhance brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorders, U.S. researchers say. First author Ilanit Gordon and senior author Kevin Pelphrey, both of the Yale ...
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A dose of oxytocin, sometimes called the love or bonding hormone, may enhance brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorders, U.S. researchers say. First author Ilanit Gordon and senior author Kevin Pelphrey, both of the Yale ...
Medtronic's latest iteration of its Activa neurostimulator is not just a therapy device, but a brain activity information recorder that could provide insights into such devastating neurological disorders as Parkinson's disease. The first ...
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Oxytocin, the "bonding hormone" between mother and child, may also be the bonding hormone between husband and wife, researchers in Germany and China say. Dr. Rene Hurlemann, executive senior physician at the Inpatient and Outpatient ...
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US-based NeuroPace has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket approval for its NeuroPace RNS system, designed to treat partial onset seizures that have not been controlled with two or more antiepileptic medications in ...
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The Center for Tomography Research Laboratory (CTECH Labs) introduced the latest technology in brain scanning at the 6th International IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Conference on Neural Engineering at the Sheraton Hotel, ...
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Acute or chronic sleep deprivation resulting in increased feelings of fatigue is one of the leading causes of workplace incidents and related injuries. More incidents and performance failures, such as automobile accidents, occur in the ...
The COTTON USA “Skin Talk” campaign in the UK commissioned a landmark scientific study of the link between the tactility of fabrics and their effects on mood. The results showed that natural, quality fabrics not only have a ...
A Japanese research institute says it can tell what people are dreaming about by analyzing their brain waves. The lab at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, or ATR, said Friday that its method matches the ...
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Toy Fair is always magical, but technology is adding even more magic to the mix, especially when it's implemented to make toys smarter and more fun. This year we saw some excellent examples of tech-toy coolness to come, from giants like ...
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They may say they'd rather read on paper, but one study found that for adults between the ages of 60 and 77, reading on digital devices such as tablets causes less strain on the brain. The study, conducted by a German university, measured ...
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Computerworld - LAS VEGAS - With app development, serendipity matters. Ruggero Scorcioni knows that better than almost anybody. Scorcioni showed up in Las Vegas last weekend to enter an AT&T 26-hour app development hackathon, primarily ...
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Inscopix, a provider of in vivo cellular imaging solutions, and SRI International have entered into a collaboration agreement on neuroscience imaging R&D program. Under the agreement, SRI's Center for Neuroscience and Metabolic ...
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Premier, a healthcare group purchasing organization, has awarded a contract to Masimo to supply Masimo's SedLine brain function monitoring system, designed to help improve care of patients under anesthesia or sedation. The system, which ...
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