Professor Will Whiteley is co-leading the project-'Scottish AI in Neuroimaging to predict Dementia & Neurodegenerative Disease (SCAN-DAN)', to develop
AI software tool to spot early signs of dementia from brain scans during routine appointments.
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Unlocking the Brain’s Fear Circuitry: A Pathway to Survival Responses
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding the brain's mechanisms for handling fear, revealing a new neural pathway that could significantly impact the treatment of psychiatric conditions like PTSD and anxiety disorders.
The study highlights a connection between the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala, demonstrating how the brain transitions between various high-intensity fear responses necessary for survival.
Utilizing mouse models, the team employed advanced imaging and manipulation techniques to trace and influence this newly identified circuit.
Their findings not only deepen our comprehension of fear processing in the mammalian brain but also offer promising directions for developing targeted therapies for fear-related psychiatric illnesses, marking a significant step forward in neuroscience and mental health treatment.
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“I want to talk about how you can survive without destroying yourself in the process and that when you do survive, there’s something left.”
— Afeni Shakur: https://t.co/ygRttna65u
Autism May Be Linked to Different Perceptions of Movement in Infancy
At the age of five months, children who are later diagnosed with autism show different activity in the visual cortex when viewing certain types of movement. Findings reveal those with ASD experience differences in perceptions of their surroundings from a young age, and this may affect their learning and overall development.
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Gifting can go one of two ways: It can bring people closer to you or it can make them contemplate if you even know them at all. To avoid the awkwardness of the latter, the Cut editors have gathered 30 gifts that we’ve given personally or used ourselves https://t.co/e4f7gAX60f
Thank you for helping us celebrate the first week of Henry Taylor: B Side!
Painter of people, chronicler of his time, Los Angeles artist’s artist Henry Taylor (@chinatowntaylor) is each of these, and more. A collector of the cast-off and the called-up.