Latest Neuroimaging Stories
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer Radiology & Interventional will showcase new device technologies at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) in Miami, June 9-13. The new technology includes enhancements to the Intego(TM) PET Infusion System, as well as developing platforms for controlled administration of molecular agents for SPECT and small animal imaging procedures. In PET, the MEDRAD Intego System is a worldwide market leader and...
University of Georgia researchers have developed a map of the human brain that shows great promise as a new guide to the inner workings of the body's most complex and critical organ. With this map, researchers hope to create a next-generation brain atlas that will be an alternative option to the atlas created by German anatomist Korbinian Brodmann more than 100 years ago, which is still commonly used in clinical and research settings. Tianming Liu, assistant professor of computer...
UI team develops new way to look at brain function University of Iowa neuroscientist John Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., is interested in the effect of acid in the brain. His studies suggest that increased acidity or low pH, in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But his work also suggests that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity too. "We are interested in the idea that pH might be changing in the functional brain because we've been hot on the...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) –Chewing fresh gum, thinking happy thoughts, taking deep breaths—they’re all ways we try and mentally distract ourselves from pain. New research shows there may be some truth behind these kooky pain-relieving tactics. The research is based on high-resolution spinal fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging). The findings showed as people experienced painful levels of heat, mental distractions actually inhibited the response to incoming pain signals at the...
Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren't just in your head, according to a report published online on May 17 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings based on high-resolution spinal fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) as people experienced painful levels of heat show that mental distractions actually inhibit the response to incoming pain signals at the earliest stage of central pain processing. "The results...
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fashion Destination Group (FDG) and Working Wardrobes would like to welcome Mercedes Benz of Laguna Niguel as one of the top sponsors for their June 9th Fashion Extravaganza. Mercedes will showcase luxury cars as part of the event. Luxury cars for a luxurious event! Celebrity makeup artist Lynn Simpson will be joining the festivities as the premier makeup artist for the models that will be showcased. Simpson has been in the...
SALT LAKE CITY, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In March 2012, BC Technical, Inc. acquired Consus Medical Imaging, a company that specializes in servicing Molecular Imaging equipment out of Jacksonville, FL. This acquisition will expand Utah-based BC Technical's customer base in the Southeast. BC Technical's President and CEO Mark Alvarez comments, "We are excited to add Consus Medical Imaging to our team. They have a reputation in the industry for outstanding competence. With this...
Disorders of consciousness such as coma or a vegetative state caused by severe brain injury are poorly understood and their diagnosis has relied mainly on patient responses and measures of brain activity. However, new functional and imaging-based diagnostic tests that measure communication and signaling between different brain regions may provide valuable information about the potential for consciousness in patients unable to communicate. These innovative approaches are described and compared...
Brain networks may avoid traffic jams at their busiest intersections by communicating on different frequencies, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University Medical Center at Hamburg-Eppendorf and the University of Tübingen have learned. "Many neurological and psychiatric conditions are likely to involve problems with signaling in brain networks," says co-author Maurizio Corbetta, MD, the Norman J. Stupp Professor of Neurology at Washington...
Marshal Rosenthal for RedOrbit.com Researchers at Emory University think that the way to a dog’s heart is through its brain. At least, that’s what members of the research team -- Andrew Brooks, Gregory Burns and Mark Spivak -- postulate through a scanning procedure seeking to unlock the secrets our canine friends have been concealing for eons. The device used is a functional Magnetic Resonance Scanner (fMRI), more often found with humans inside than canines. Through the application...
