Brain Disorders

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 molecular and cellular physiology, as he took a Macworld audience on a breathtaking HD video tour of the most amazing computer of all — the brain. … A five-minute journey through the layers of mouse somatosensory cortex, whisker area. (See smithlab...Read Full Story

Brain imaging study shows physiological basis of dyslexiaResearchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an imaging technique to show that the brain activation patterns in children with poor reading skills and a low IQ are similar to those in poor readers with a typical IQ. The work provides more definitive evidence about poor readers having similar kinds of difficulties regardless of their general cognitive ability. Schools and psychologists have historically relied on a...Read Full Story

Imaging study shows little difference between poor readers with low IQ and poor readers with high IQLast year, Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD, authored a study that used sophisticated brain imaging to predict with 90 percent accuracy which teenagers with dyslexia would improve their reading skills over time. Now the Stanford imaging expert has turned her attention to the diagnosis of the learning disability, and she and colleagues have provided “biological evidence that IQ should not be emphasized in...Read Full Story

Reducing Neurological Disorders Without DrugsThe Neurologic Disorder Dangers as You Grow Older can be Reduced with Careful Study.A neurologic disorder is a thing that inspires fear in any of us.The thought of growing old and becoming senile or worse lingers for some.But many studies have been done and it has been revealed possible causes.Knowing the harms certain foods and materials can cause in your life, you can be causative in taking positive action to prevent disease and disability...Read Full Story

Get Smart Boost You Brain Power Improve Your Memory Enhance Your Intelligence And Get Smarter With Better Nutrition Let’s start by busting a big myth many people have. It’s the idea that your intelligence is something that was “set” by your genetics and there is nothing you can do to increase your brain power. The fact is that unless you have some kind of organic brain damage, the idea that you were born “smart” or “stupid” is absolutely false. The fact is that you can increase your...Read Full Story