Researchers found that couples who share similar brain activity while watching movie scenes about marriage report happier relationships.
Tag: brain imaging
The brain meets ‘The Starry Night’
Researchers find the intersection of art and science in an image competition. The winner's image is modeled after 'The Starry Night.'
Brain trauma is not the same in women and men
Stanford Medicine researchers are exploring how men and women's brains differ after traumatic head injury.
How brain-wave data can refine psychiatric treatment choices
Brain wave data identifies two psychiatric subtypes and can predict best treatments for PTSD and depression, Stanford research shows.
Stanford team improves diagnostics for newborns’ brain bleeds
With changes in ultrasound technology, Stanford researchers have improved the method of diagnosing brain bleeds, a common form of birth injury in newborns.
Artificial intelligence tool helps find brain aneurysms
Stanford researchers have designed a new AI tool to help clinicians identify brain aneurysms. HeadXNet is designed to work with, not replace, radiologists.
Creativity can jump or slump during middle childhood, a Stanford study shows
A new Stanford neuroscience study reveals that creativity can slump or bump between ages 8 and 10, depending on the individual.
Pokémon experts’ brains shed light on neurological development
A Stanford study shows Pokémon expertise developed during childhood activates the brain region that processes information from the center of the retina.
Brain area identified that may predict how PTSD patients respond to therapy
PTSD patients who do not respond to exposure therapy may have a disruption in a part of the brain known as the ventral attention network.
Brain scans offer clue to drug relapse risk, study finds
Small trial conducted by Stanford researchers links activity in the brain's reward processing system with drug relapse in patient cohort.
Watching brain cells fire, with a twist of gravitational waves
Researchers led by Daniel Palanker have discovered that an imaging technique known as interferometry could be used to monitor neuron behavior.
Patients' reaction to ME/CFS coverage in Stanford Medicine magazine
In the last few weeks, Stanford published two articles on chronic fatigue syndrome, a.k.a. myalgic encephalomyelitis, and the outpouring of positive feedback from ME/CFS patients …
Aging brain exhibit debuts at science museum
The Koshland Science Museum in Washington, D.C., has just opened its new Life Lab exhibit, which features interactive experiences that teach visitors how to keep …
Fantastic voyage: Stanford researcher offers a virtual flight through the brain
“A single human brain has more switches than all the computers, routers and Internet connections on Earth,” said Stephen J. Smith, PhD, a Stanford professor of …
Booze, food more enjoyable to some, possibly predicting risky behavior
The Archives of General Psychiatry served up a pair of interesting studies today that you might consider over dinner today, or perhaps at "happy hour."