Next Animation Studio
Playing video games linked to enhanced brain connectivity and increased gray matter, research shows
Researchers from the Chinese University of Electronic Science and Technology and Australia's Macquarie University have found correlations between playing action video games and increased gray matter volume and brain connectivity.
Healthcare Triage
Low-Value Diagnostic Imaging: Examining Wasteful Spending in the Emergency Department
We’re constantly on the look out for ways to save money in the US health care system. Targeting waste is our best bet to do so. A new study in JAMA Pediatrics points out a contender – low-value diagnostic imaging in the emergency...
Curated Video
The Impact of Touch on the Brain
Human touch has a huge impact on our brains and bodies. Learn how touch is processed by the brain and how the body responds to the sensation.
Physics Girl
Are MRIs safe?
Are there any dangers associated with receiving an MRI and how exactly does an MRI work? Is it safe? Medical imaging, specifically magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has come so far that we can create high resolution images of the entire...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST MRI Standards Lab
The NIST Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Standards Lab recently received the Governor's Award for High-Impact Research for advancing the forefront of biomedical imaging by developing a broad suite of calibration “phantoms” to enable...
Next Animation Studio
New MRI contrast agent could aid early stage cancer detection
Researchers claim that a new MRI contrast agent could be a “game changer” for the early detection of metastasizing cancers, especially liver cancer.
Next Animation Studio
Scientists claim they can see how the brain express loneliness: report
Lonely people develop neural patterns in their brains that are distinct from the patterns of sociable people, according to new research.
Neuro Transmissions
The Neuroscience of Language
Letês use our words to talk about words - how does our brain process language? Join us this week as Alie dives into some of what we know about the neuroscience of language, and some of what we donêt know, too! NOTE: Pardon the green...
Professor Dave Explains
Neuroscientist Zachary Cohen (Get to Know a Scientist!)
What does a neuroscientist do? Of course any neuroscientist studies the brain, but in what way? You may be surprised to learn that some of them, like Zachary Cohen, develop video games! That's right, take a look at this video game that...
Curated Video
Breakthrough Device Could Ease Deep Depression
A very small group of just several hundred Americans is trying an at-home medical treatment involving electrical stimulation of part of the brain.
TED-Ed
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Why do teenagers seem to take greater risks? Why do adolescents have difficulty taking in others' perspectives, and what implications does this have for us as teachers? Pass this resource along to your classes and colleagues, and begin a...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Cardiology Lab
A fascinating interactive laboratory in which simulations allow students to explore techniques of cardiac diagnosis and learn about cardiac structure/function. Excellent supporting information and resources for teachers and students.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Read My Brain
A visit to a lab to see how a brain gets scanned in an MRI and how to read the scan. Aired May 12, 2008. [4:28]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What Your Brain Looks Like When You Lose Self Control
Neuroscientists are using fMRI technology to study what happens in the brain when a someone is no longer able to resist temptation, such as to have dessert, and loses their self-control. Aired June 22, 2012 [15:06 min]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diagnosing Strokes With Imaging Ct, Mri, and Angiography
This video lesson explains procedures used to diagnose a stroke: CT, MRI, and angiography. This information is intended for college students who are taking courses in the health and medical fields.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mr Is and the Law
Is it possible to use brain imaging techniques in criminal investigations? Should it be allowed?
Curated OER
Kids Health: Getting an Mri
An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan is a painless test that creates detailed pictures of the inside of the body. [2:29]