"At nineteen, it seems to me, one has the right to be arrogant; time has usually not begun its stealthy and rotten subtractions," wrote Stephen King. There is a long-held belief in North American society that adolescents drive faster and party harder than the adults they grow up to be. Now, a team of researchers at Cornell University has [...]
Do you know the signs and symptoms of stroke? The longer a stroke goes untreated, the greater the potential for permanent brain damage or physical disability. A new Canadian study entitled 'Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke: Do it or Lose it' has found that minor stroke patients who receive early MR Imaging [...]
It was only a matter of time before the ghostly beauty of MR images were used to inspire art. British singer-songwriter Sivu has just released the first-ever music video to employ real-time MRI technology in order to capture moving images of his singing profile. Directed by Adam Powell and made possible through the expertise of [...]
Addiction is a controversial topic. There are many people who do not accept its status as a disease, concluding that willpower is the sole solution to a person's addictive urges. Researchers looking for a cure for addiction at the University of Pennsylvania, however, know this is not the case. Using MRI to scan the brains [...]
For centuries, the creative process has remained a mystery, but the exploratory nature of MRI technology is now able to pick up which parts of the brain are activated during improvisation and spontaneous creation. Two LA-based rappers, Daniel Rizik-Baer and Michael Eagle, teamed up with researchers Allen Braun and Siyuan Liu of the National Institute [...]
If you've ever wondered how you can feel sorry for someone who has gotten themselves into a problem of their own making, it's because when you empathize with someone, your brain is rendered incapable of analytical thought. A new MRI study of the brain conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland has [...]