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Addiction and depression are mental health disorders with biological origins in the brain. They are also public health challenges with serious consequences. Unfortunately, today’s treatments for addiction and depression are inadequate for many patients. Continued basic research. . . Read More

Over the last few decades, researchers have developed a variety of methods to detect and predict seizures. These include electroencephalography (EEG), heart rate monitors, accelerometry and motion sensors, and electrodermal activity sensors. Devices currently on the market can. . . Read More

The medical crisis that almost prevented Mary Lou Jepsen from finishing her doctorate degree at Brown University is inspiring her latest venture — developing a cheap, wearable device that uses near-infrared to take a high-resolution look anywhere inside the human body. I profiled. . . Read More

Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have inactivated a gene in ferrets that is linked to abnormally small brain size in humans. Although the original impetus was to study human brain disease and development, the researchers say their results also shed light on. . . Read More

In a recent study, deep learning algorithms proved superior to conventional machine learning frameworks for automatically detecting a certain type of brain lesion on magnetic resonance imaging  scans. In particular, a type of deep learning algorithm called a convolutional neural. . . Read More