Read more brain scans stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26821/brain-scans.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:24:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67812/alzheimers-test-do-you-recognize-this-person.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you have trouble remembering who Britney Spears is, there’s some good news and bad news. Good news: You have managed to forget Britney Spears. Bad news: You might be at risk for Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. A team of scientists recently found that people with a high...http://www.newser.com/story/67812/alzheimers-test-do-you-recognize-this-person.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 10:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67591/obesity-may-shrink-your-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImportant cognitive brain regions are smaller in older obese people than fit ones, scientists have found. Shrinking brains are tied to dementia, so the discovery fuels the notion that obesity can raise the risk of the cognitive disorder, New Scientist reports. In a review of 94 brain scans, subjects with...http://www.newser.com/story/67591/obesity-may-shrink-your-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 9:38:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61347/new-autism-research-tests-brains-reflexes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are taking a new approach to autism research using magnetic field generators that test the brain’s reflexes, the Boston Globe reports. Much like tapping a patient on the knee to gauge a physical reaction, trans-cranial magnetic stimulation triggers activity in specific areas of the brain through a charged paddle...http://www.newser.com/story/61347/new-autism-research-tests-brains-reflexes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 1:25:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53252/scientists-read-subjects-location-from-brain-scans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDecoding part of the complex system used by the brain to store memories has allowed scientists to determine a person’s location by looking at brain scans, Wired reports. A study took images of the hippocampus—the part responsible for spatial relationship and short-term memories—as individuals navigated a virtual-reality room,...http://www.newser.com/story/53252/scientists-read-subjects-location-from-brain-scans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 15:32:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50499/brain-scans-may-predict-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have discovered a new link between Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment, a condition that often leads to the brain disorder, CNN reports. In a neuroimaging study, more than half of MCI patients showed brain atrophy similar to those with Alzheimer’s; indeed, a year later, 29% of the MCI...http://www.newser.com/story/50499/brain-scans-may-predict-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 11:29:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46975/brain-scans-prove-love-can-last.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt looks like conventional wisdom was wrong, and the old songs were right: You really can bring back that loving feeling. Or at least some people can, the Times of London reports. About one in 10 couples in 20-year relationships still showed the same brain responses to pictures of their...http://www.newser.com/story/46975/brain-scans-prove-love-can-last.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Jan 2009 10:53:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44606/poverty-may-be-a-brain-drain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChildren from poor families absorb information less effectively than their wealthier peers, the BBC reports. Using brain scans, scientists measured the cerebral activity of 9- and 10-year-olds after briefly showing them images. “The low socioeconomic kids were not detecting or processing the visual stimuli as well,” said one researcher. “They...http://www.newser.com/story/44606/poverty-may-be-a-brain-drain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 17:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36694/brain-doesnt-remember-events-it-relives-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists for the first time have observed how brain cells drum up a memory, and the findings buttress the notion that our minds don't so much remember events as relive them. When recalling short film clips they had seen, patients' brains repeated the same pattern of neuron activity they experienced...http://www.newser.com/story/36694/brain-doesnt-remember-events-it-relives-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Sep 2008 9:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26395/surgery-for-depression-yup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA type of brain surgery previously used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be effective in countering the debilitating effects of deep depression, CNN reports. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation, a process in which electrodes are inserted into problem areas in the brain and hooked up...http://www.newser.com/story/26395/surgery-for-depression-yup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 May 2008 8:35:34 CDT