How Old Is Your Brain? This AI Can Tell You

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Delaying “brain age” may sound like the latest quick-fix gimmick on a late-night infomercial, but the science underlying the concept is very real. Rather than reflecting the average functional state of your chronological age, brain age looks at how well your brain is aging relative to how many birthdays […]

Alkahest Announces Multiple Presentations at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

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SAN CARLOS, Calif., Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alkahest, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing transformative therapies to treat age-related diseases, today announced upcoming presentations at the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) 49 th Annual Meeting being held October 19 – October 23, 2019 at the […]

Researchers investigate why certain brains are more vulnerable to addiction

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Can brain science help identify who might be predisposed to opioid addiction? (Illustration/iStock) In a report published Tuesday, researchers in neuroscience, addiction and behavioral health laid out the latest research into what makes individuals vulnerable to substance abuse and dependency, along with new discoveries that may hold the key […]

Mapping the mind: Dr. Katharine Cammacks connects neuroscience expertise with her passion for the classroom

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Pictured: Dr. Katharine Cammacks. Photo courtesy of sewanee.edu. Contributing Writer Dr. Katharine Cammack, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, was born and grew up in a suburb of Seattle, Washington. After receiving a B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University, she went to the New York City area. She […]

Ted Abel named new chair of Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology

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The Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, formerly only pharmacology, changed its name to demonstrate more clearly the work it’s doing — and Ted Abel will lead the department as its new chair. Neuroscientist Ted Abel poses for a portrait at Bread Garden Market on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Abel […]

UNSW researchers elected to Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

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The academy has elected 40 new fellows, including eight from UNSW Sydney. Photo: Shutterstock Eight UNSW Sydney and UNSW-affiliated researchers have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). The researchers were among 40 new Fellows, including 19 women, announced today at the Academy’s […]

Helsinki Brain & Mind, a new neuroscience hub, awarded ERDF funding

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Photo: Mostphotos The European Regional Development Fund has awarded €500,000 to the University of Helsinki, Aalto University and the Helsinki University Hospital for the development of a research, competence and innovation hub in neuroscience. The Helsinki Network Brain & Mind project aims to establish a network-like hub called Helsinki […]

Cognetivity Neurosciences announces significant expansion of its UK NHS based clinical trial centers

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VANCOUVER , Oct. 10, 2019 /CNW/ – Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. (the “Company” or “Cognetivity”) (CSE: CGN; FWB: 1UB; OTCQB: CGNSF) has confirmed positive progress in the clinical validation and commercial development of its cognitive assessment platform. Over the last six months, Cognetivity has achieved considerable expansion in its clinical […]

Women in STEM: Neuroscience PhD candidate and science communicator Kath Intson

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Kath Intson is a PhD candidate at U of T’s Department of Pharmacology and a popular science communicator on Instagram, with the handle @weekday_neuroscientist . Her neuroscience research could lead to a better understanding of various neuropsychiatric disorders. Intson’s doctoral research centres on neuropsychiatric disorders The malfunction of a […]

Brain Areas Team Up To Form New Memories

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Credit: Pixabay Models suggested that, during formation of a memory, information is routed from cortex to hippocampus whilst retrieving a memory should see this information flow in reverse. Birmingham researchers demonstrated in humans, for the first time, that this flow of information into and out of the hippocampus can […]