Shyness study examines how brain adapts to stimuli

February 16, 2012 Memory intact in early psychosis

Brain deficits are not present in the early stages of schizophrenia, suggesting it may be possible to delay or prevent the development of brain abnormalities.

By Leigh MacMillan

Catie Chang, PhD, MS, Dario Englot, MD, PhD, and colleagues are studying brain networks related to cognitive deficits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

September 5, 2019 Team explores epilepsy-related brain disturbances

A team led by a neurosurgeon-scientist and an engineering professor who specializes in techniques for analyzing functional neuroimaging data has received a $3 million grant to study disturbances in brain networks related to attention lapses and cognitive deficits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.

By Pam Coyle

Study design compared a) a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation to b) an accelerated, multi-session protocol. Each group of participants received pre- and post-session neuroimaging and cognitive assessments.

September 10, 2026 Noninvasive brain stimulation may help reduce cognitive deficits in schizophrenia

The procedure involves a magnetic coil placed on the scalp that generates magnetic pulses that pass through the skull and, by inducing small electrical currents, modulates neural activity in targeted areas of the brain.

By Bill Snyder

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