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Dedicated to the communication of news, science, and information of interest to the brain mapping community, and to sharing and promoting the science of brain mapping.

The purpose and goal of brain mapping is to advance the understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the human brain. Scientists in this field seek to gain knowledge of the physical processes that underlie human sensation, attention awareness and cognition. These results are immediately applicable to surgical intervention, to the design of medical interventions and to the treatment of psychological and psychiatric disorders.

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09/30 NIH funds first nationwide network to study rare forms of diabetes The study aims to discover new forms of diabetes, understand what makes them different, and identify… 09/30 NIH to assess and expand COVID-19 testing for underserved communities RADx-UP program will support projects designed to rapidly implement testing strategies. … 09/29 Investigational COVID-19 vaccine well-tolerated and generates immune response in older adults A Phase 1 clinical trial enrolled 40 healthy volunteers. … 09/28 NIH-funded study sheds light on abnormal neural function in rare genetic disorder Findings show deficits in the electrical activity of cortical cells; possible targets for treatment … 09/28 About 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes NIH-funded study points to genes that control the establishment of neural circuits during early deve… 09/24 Scientists discover genetic and immunologic underpinnings of some cases of severe COVID-19 NIH investigator co-led international research effort. … 09/23 Fourth large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in the United States Trial evaluating investigational Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. … 09/22 Negative pressure wound therapy does not cut infection risk in obese women after cesarean delivery Obese women are more likely to have cesarean delivery and more likely to develop an infection at the… 09/22 NIH expands clinical trials to test convalescent plasma against COVID-19 Rigorous studies to build on earlier efforts to test the experimental treatment … 09/21 NIH study details self-reported experiences with post-exertional malaise in ME/CFS First publication from NIH ME/CFS study takes deep dive into key feature of the disease. … 12/12 NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U24) Funding Opportunity RFA-AT-17-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Population Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44) Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Fun… 12/12 Novel Analytical Approaches for Metabolomics Data (R03) Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 Utilizing Health Information Technology to Scale and Spread Successful Practice Models Using Patient-reported Outcomes (R18) Funding Opportunity PA-17-077 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding… 12/12 Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42) Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-17-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Fun… 12/12 NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Pragmatic Clinical Trials Demonstration Projects (UG3/UH3) Funding Opportunity RFA-AT-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 Notice of an Informational Webinar for RFA-NS-17-017 "Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Sequencing Consortium: Discovery, Replication and Validation (UG3/UH3)" Notice NOT-NS-17-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Reminder: NHLBI FY2017 Small Business Topics of Special Interest (TOSI) for the SBIR/STTR Programs Notice NOT-HL-16-479 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) (U18) Notice NOT-FD-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PA-16-282 Developing New Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate and Implement Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings (R18)" Notice NOT-HS-17-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… --- Video » HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research Advances and Opportunities Workshop (Virtual) On July 13, the National Institute of Mental Health held a virtual meeting to help promote HIV preve… --- Blog Post » Addressing the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide In this message for National Suicide Prevention Month, Dr. Gordon describes NIMH?s efforts to addres… --- Concept Clearance » Strengthening HIV Prevention Efforts among Women in the Southern U.S. This initiative aims to increase the use of HIV prevention strategies among women in the Southern U.… --- Scientific Meeting » Virtual Workshop: Genes to Biology: Integrative Systematic Approaches for Revealing Biological Functions of Psychiatric Risk Genes and Alleles The purpose of this workshop is to stimulate discussions among experts to identify systematic experi… --- Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director?s Innovation Speaker Series: Decision-Making and Computational Psychiatry: An Explanatory and Pragmatic Perspective On November 12, Dr. Martin Paulus, Scientific Director and President of the Laureate Institute for … --- Scientific Meeting » Report Out Session of the HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research Advances and Opportunities Workshop Hear about the recent meetings of workgroups convened by NIH to focus on ways to advance HIV prevent… --- Science News » NIH-funded Study Sheds Light on Abnormal Neural Function in Rare Genetic Disorder A genetic study has identified neuronal abnormalities in the electrical activity of cortical cells d… --- Scientific Meeting » Virtual Workshop: Social Disconnection and Late-Life Suicide: Mechanisms, Treatment Targets, and Interventions Suicide rates in older adults have risen more than 40% in the past 10 years and social disconnection… --- Scientific Meeting » NIMH Livestream Event: Suicide Prevention Strategies In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, NIMH will host a livestream event on … --- Concept Clearance » Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R01) This initiative is a reissue of the Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinica…		10/01 Pain relief caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection may help explain COVID-19 spread New research shows SARS-CoV-2 promotes pain relief when it infects cells through a common protein re… 10/01 Why drugs sometimes cause receptor potentiation rather than inhibition In order to treat certain brain diseases more precisely and with fewer side effects, researchers are… 10/01 Stem cells can help repair spinal cord after injury Spinal cord injury often leads to permanent functional impairment. In a new study published in the j… 10/01 Study finds yoga and meditation reduce chronic pain A mindfulness-based stress reduction course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depr… 10/01 Social isolation increases anxiety and asymmetry in brain atrophy in Alzheimer's disease A study in mice conducted by the UAB shows that social isolation worsens the effects of Alzheimer's … 10/01 'Social cells' related to social behavior identified in the brain A research team led by Professor TAKUMI Toru of Kobe University's Graduate School of Medicine (also … 10/01 Internet gaming youth not more prone to psychiatric disorders Children who show addiction-like gaming signs are not any more susceptible to mental health problems… 10/01 MRIs Could Diagnose Cerebral Palsy and Other Developmental Disorders Early: Study Giving infants born prematurely a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan may help diagnose cerebral p… 10/01 Athletes with bigger bottoms reach higher sprint speeds, study finds … in neuromuscular performance, used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the size … 10/01 Destroke Launches New App for Stroke Detection Clinical Grade Test Powered by AI, Facial Recognition, will Detect Subtle Signs of Stroke B… 10/01 Fecal transplantation can restore the gut microbiota of C-section babies Birth by Cesarean section is detrimental to normal gut microbiota development. Researchers demonstra… 10/01 Bottom size matters: Large gluteus ma... … in neuromuscular performance, used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the size … 10/01 Bottom size matters: Large gluteus maximus key for sprint speed, study suggests … in neuromuscular performance, used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the size … 10/01 Larger bottoms are key to male sprinting success, study finds … in neuromuscular performance, used a magnetic resonance imaging to measure the size of &#8… 09/29 Brain abnormalities appear to have been found in chemotherapy patients … appear to have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This was for the …… 09/29 UVA Launching Project to Determine Long-term Brain Effects of Blast Exposures in Military Personnel … exams. Participants will also receive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans and hav… 09/29 Developing a model to predict how artillery blast exposures affect the brains of military personnel … exams. Participants will also receive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans and hav… 12/16 Drumming makes your brain more efficient Playing the drums requires coordination between all four limbs. A new study asks whether, over years… 12/06 Repairing leaky blood-brain barrier may rejuvenate brain function New research in mice suggests that a leaky blood-brain barrier can accelerate brain aging, and that … 12/04 New MRI scans reveal brain features of depression Using new types of MRI, scientists have observed features of the blood-brain barrier and activity in… 11/25 Everything you need to know about choline Choline is an essential nutrient that humans need for neurodevelopment and many other bodily functio… 11/27 Brain Atrophy in Natalizumab ?treated Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A 5?year Retrospective Study CONCLUSIONOur results contribute to the increasing knowledge of PBVCs in natalizumab ?treated MS pat… 11/22 Femoral Neuropathy Following Transfemoral Neuroendovascular Procedures. An Analysis of a Prospective Registry CONCLUSIONSFemoral neuropathy is a rare occurrence following transfemoral neuroendovascular procedur… 11/22 Ultrasound, Clinical, and Electrophysiological Findings in Persistent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome CONCLUSIONOur data show significant functional disability, axonal nerve damage, and scar tissue form… 11/22 Impact of Intraoperative Hyperglycemia on Brain Structures and Volumes CONCLUSIONSThis study found no effect of intraoperative hyperglycemia on postoperative brain structu… 11/20 Early Phase PIB ?PET as a Surrogate for Global and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measures CONCLUSIONEarly PIB uptake has the potential to effectively serve as a surrogate for global and regi… 11/19 Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Superior Thalamic Radiation and Cerebrospinal Fluid Distribution in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus CONCLUSIONSCombined microstructural (DTT) and macrostructural (ventricular volume) changes is a prom… 11/19 Simulation and Experimental Characterization of Lateral Imaging Resolution of Ultrasound Systems and Assessment of System Suitability for Acoustic Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement CONCLUSIONAccording to our study, both systems are suitable for ultrasound OSND measurement. (Source… 11/07 Clinical, Sonographic, and Electrophysiologic Longitudinal Features of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy CONCLUSIONNerve ultrasound can be used as a method to objectify the long ?term disease course in CID… 11/07 Microvessels may Confound the ?Swallow Tail Sign? in Normal Aged Midbrains: A Postmortem 7 T SW?MRI Study CONCLUSIONBoth iron deposits and microvessels contribute to the hyposignal surrounding nigrosome 1 i… 11/05 What Threshold Defines Penumbral Brain Tissue in Patients with Symptomatic Anterior Circulation Intracranial Stenosis: An Exploratory Analysis CONCLUSIONSA target mismatch profile usingTmax > 6 seconds may define tissue at risk in patient… 11/05 White Matter Microstructure Correlates with Memory Performance in Healthy Children: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study CONCLUSIONSSignificant correlations between DTI parameter values and CMS indices in multiple WM trac… 10/31 Dr. Leon D. Prockop (1934 ?2018), Founding Editor?in?Chief, Journal of Neuroimaging Journal of Neuroimaging,Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 555-555, November/December 2018. (Source: Journal o… 10/31 Issue Information Journal of Neuroimaging,Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 551-554, November/December 2018. (Source: Journal o… 10/30 Pediatric Congenital Cerebrovascular Anomalies Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/29 Diffusely Abnormal White Matter, T2 Burden of Disease, and Brain Volume in Relapsing ?Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/24 Assessing the Relationship between Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score and Carotid Artery Imaging Findings Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/15 The Role of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Detecting Hippocampal Injury Following Neonatal Hypoxic ?Ischemic Encephalopathy Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/11 Neuroimaging in Psychiatric Disorders: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 100 Most Highly Cited Articles Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/09 Functional Brain Network Changes Following Use of an Allostatic, Closed ?Loop, Acoustic Stimulation Neurotechnology for Military?Related Traumatic Stress Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/09 Arterial Spin Labeling MRI to Measure Cerebral Blood Flow in Untreated Ischemic Stroke Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/07 MRI ?Guided High?Intensity Focused Ultrasound as an Emerging Therapy for Stroke: A Review Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/07 Gliosarcoma: Neuroimaging and Immunohistochemical Findings Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/03 Brief Computer ?Based Information Processing Measures are Linked to White Matter Integrity in Pediatric?Onset Multiple Sclerosis Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/19 Teriflunomide's Effect on Glia in Experimental Demyelinating Disease: A Neuroimaging and Histologic Study Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/18 Multicenter Measurements of T1 Relaxation and Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Intra and Intersite Reproducibility Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/30 Automated lesion detection on MRI scans using combined unsupervised and supervised methods Background: Accurate and precise detection of brain lesions on MR images (MRI) is paramount for accu… 06/25 Siemens mCT to be Used in Neurological Research at National Intrepid Center of Excellence Malvern, Pa., June 25, 2010 - Siemens is pleased to announce that its latest innovation in PET&#8226… 06/22 Siemens Receives Polaris Award, Premier's Highest Supplier Honor, and Pinnacle Award for Fifth Consecutive Year Deerfield, Ill., June 22, 2010 - Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics was presented with the 2010 Polaris … --- Bullying, Genetics and Emotions: New Research Shows Links Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that late…
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At left: Psychopharmaceuticals and brain imaging could make prisoner interrogation more humane. Should we use them?

From Slate.comAbu Ghraib represents far more than disgraceful lapses in military supervision and honor. Its all-too-graphic institutional excesses signal that America must consider different ways to procure valuable information from terrorists, unlawful combatants, and insurgents.The good news is those ways exist, or will soon. Interrogators will soon be able to secure reasonably reliable information from their detainees without harsh sleep deprivation, physical threats, or sexual humiliations. The rationale—and the rationalizations—for outrageous abuse will dissolve.

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At left: Psychopharmaceuticals and brain imaging could make prisoner interrogation more humane. Should we use them?