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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or (in the United States) Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction. [3]
Mark, a Pennsylvania grandfather with ALS, is participating in a human trial with Synchron and is one of the first patients to be implanted with a brain-computer interface with the company. - CNN
Researchers identified a new biomarker for predicting the clinical outcome of patients with ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, through brain imaging.
The brain requires the use of many neurosteroids to develop and function properly. These molecules are often identified as one of many common substances including thyroid hormones, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones. However in recent studies, throughout the brain and spinal fluid, vitamin D has begun to surface as one of these neurosteroids.
The tech can't control your brain (at least not yet) — it does the opposite. But it could one day be used by the military, pilots, or even regular computer users.
Stress affects many memory functions and cognitive functioning of the brain. [10] There are different levels of stress and the high levels can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic stress level is triggered by a cognitive challenge whereas extrinsic can be triggered by a condition not related to a cognitive task. [8]
The difference in memory between normal aging and a memory disorder is the amount of beta-amyloid deposits, hippocampal neurofibrillary tangles, or amyloid plaques in the cortex. If there is an increased amount, memory connections become blocked, memory functions decrease much more than what is normal for that age and a memory disorder is ...
Researchers found that 63% of lifetime heavy cannabis-using participants and 68% of recent cannabis users showed reduced brain activity during their working memory task. “We found that brain ...