Zooming in on Alzheimer’s: Ex vivo mapping of the dentate gyrus using 16.4T MRI
Advanced techniques in neuroimaging technology are pushing the boundaries of how neuroscientists study Alzheimer’s disease. While there’s no lack of research related to Alzheimer’s disease, we’re still a long way from understanding exactly what exactly the disease does to the brain. Modern MRI methods have allowed doctors and researchers to study smaller and smaller parts of the brain.
Defaulting to the default mode of your brain during meditation
Have you ever wondered what your brain does when you are seemingly doing nothing? Obviously, you can decide what you will think of, but you cannot decide to “shut down” the activity of your brain.