New ADHD test uses EEGs
The FDA has approved the NEBA System to help diagnose ADHD. Using EEGs, the test compares the ratio of theta to beta waves. In the past, the ratio has been shown to be greater in kids with ADHD. The...
read moreAnalyzing resting brain connections can predict learning ability...
Using MRIs, researchers studied human brains at rest and during the performance of a new task (before and after a training over two weeks). They found that participants who had greater connectivity between two particular regions of the brain...
read moreEpigenomic maps show how brain circuits change as we age
There are some large-scale change in our brain circuits from birth to adulthood and scientists can now show them thanks to epigenomic maps....
read moreHow visual attention affects the brain
A new study demonstrates that attention increases the efficiency of signaling into the cerebral cortex and boosts the ratio of signal over noise....
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