SLP528 Neurology
Guide to neurology for clinicians and students in speech-language pathology
BRAINLINES
Advances in neuroscience are happening every day. Check out some of the most recent headlines in 2015 alone!
Scientists Breach Brain Barrier to Treat Sick Patient
The blood-brain barrier is important for keeping out toxins but a limitation is that medicine cannot be delivered to the brain. Check out how these scientists safely delivered medicine to the brain, breaking through the barrier!
How Learning a New Language Changes Your Brain and Your Perception
New research shows that learning a new language can physically change the structure of your brain.
A recent study found that thinking about what you’re grateful for can positively change your brain chemistry.
Can Neuroscience Explain Why People Are Sexist?
Is there something in the brain that leads to sexist beliefs? According to a Japanese study, the answer is yes!
Scientists Pinpoint the “Consciousness Switch” Responsible for Awareness
Scientists have discovered a novel region using fMRI technology called the zona incerta, which may be responsible for turning consciousness on and off.
Why This Pediatric Surgeon Wants Your Child to Hear 30 Million More Words by their Fourth Birthday
Great article that discusses the importance of a child’s critical period, or when the brain is most able to absorb information!
Lab Grown Dopamine Neurons Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease
The bradykinesia (slow movement) present in Parkinson's patients is because of a decreased production of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Scientists may have found a way to remedy that!
fMRI Studies Reveal How Scientist’s Brains are Different From Regular Brains
If you’re a science nerd, here’s a link using fMRI machinery to study the neurological activity of what makes your brain so different from us regular folk.
Scientists Locate the Neural Source of Happiness
Who doesn't like to be happy? This article discusses how scientists may have located a specific area in the brain responsible for happiness.
Homunculus Reimagined
The motor and sensory homunculi are “maps” of the brain that provide useful information about which parts of the brain correspond to parts of the body. A recent study suggests that the neck placement in the motor homunculus is wrong!
The Mental Capacity to Recognize Language is Not Unique to Humans
If you’ve struggled between whether you believe in the discontinuity or continuity hypothesis of language, this article might help you make your decision!
Scientists Shed New Light on How the Brain Detects Motions
This articles explains how scientists have discovered the neural pathways involved in detecting motion in animate and inanimate objects.
Humans Have More “Plastic”, Adaptable Brains Than Chimpanzees
You know that the human brains have plasticity, right? Well so do chimpanzees, just not on the same level. Read this article to find out more.
Embryonic Cells Caught Specializing on Camera for First Time
Being able to see an embryo specialize up close and personal is pretty cool! Especially since they are so small.
Migraine Headache May Double the Risk of Bell’s Palsy (Facial Paralysis)
Is there a connection between migraines and facial paralysis? There may be a common link.
Neuroimaging Technology Offers New Approach to Studying Parkinsonian Syndromes
Differences in brain activation patterns associated with postural stability in people with Parkinsonian syndromes.
Man Develops Anterograde Amnesia After Dental Appointment Impairs Long-Term Memory
Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories and is typically associated with the hippocampus, which is part of the limbic system. So what happened to this man?
The Neuroscience Of Musical Perception, Bass Guitars And Drake
How do our brains respond to music? And find out why Drake's Hotline Bling broke the Internet, according to science.