Glioma patients undergo several types of brain scans throughout treatment, beginning at diagnosis and continuing through surgery and follow-up care. Before surgery, patients often receive specialized ...

Flashes of insight trigger activity in the brain’s hippocampus. This cashew-shaped structure is buried deep within the ...

Healio previously reported on a study that showed children who received CT imaging of their head and neck had nearly a three-times higher likelihood of developing childhood brain tumors.

They discovered that flashes of insight trigger a burst of activity in the brain’s hippocampus, a cashew-shaped structure ...

How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients ...

cause of stroke by analyzing brain scans. The technology could make stroke care faster, more accurate, and more personalized. The condition in focus is atrial fibrillation (AF)—a type of ...

Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting anywhere, but then suddenly the answer came to you like a bolt from the blue?

How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients with brain damage. Interestingly, many patients who can name words they see ...

Compumedics Neuroscan Orion LifeSpan magnetoencephalography (MEG) system records brain activity in children and adults in ...

The scan can last 30 to 40 minutes. When facing a glioma diagnosis, brain imaging plays a crucial role in both diagnosis and ongoing care. Patients typically undergo either a CT (CAT) scan or an MRI, ...