BrainMap: The Chemistry of Concussions: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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Search Results for: Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain & Body Inflammation
Inflammation research in the Center focuses on understanding how immune activity shapes health and disease across the central nervous system and the broader body. Investigators develop advanced MRI, PET, and molecular imaging techniques to detect… Brain & Body Inflammation
Study Identifies Signs of Repeated Blast-Related Brain Injury in Active-Duty United States Special Operations Forces
In a study of 30 active-duty United States SOF personnel, researchers found that increased blast exposure was associated with structural, functional, and neuroimmune changes to the brain and a decline in health-related quality of life.
Q&A with Eve Valera on Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury
Valera uses imaging and other tools to study traumatic brain injury and other impacts of intimate partner violence.
Uncovering ‘Covert Consciousness’ in Brain Injury Patients
Using fMRI and EEG, Martinos Center researchers found evidence of consciousness in patients who cannot otherwise respond to commands.
Neurological Disorders
Neurological disorders research at the Center advances understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting the brain and nervous system. Investigators use advanced MRI, PET, MEG/EEG, and multimodal imaging to study the structural, functional, metabolic, and… Neurological Disorders
Radiating Kindness: Making Holiday Cards for Elderly Mass General Patients
Members of the Laboratory for Computational Neuroimaging embraced the spirit of the season at their holiday party in December.
As an MGH Research Scholar, Brian Edlow Will Pursue Detection of ‘Covert Consciousness’ in the ICU
He will lead a team in optimizing and implementing the technique transcranial magnetic stimulation electroencephalograph (TMS-EEG).
Publications Updates
May 11, 2020 The presubiculum links incipient amyloid and tau pathology to memory function in older persons Jacobs HIL, Augustinack JC, Schultz AP, Hanseeuw BJ, Locascio J, Amariglio RE, Papp KV, Rentz DM, Sperling RA,… Publications Updates
Peter Caravan and Kenneth Kwong Named ISMRM Fellows
The honor recognizes the significant role each has played in shaping the field of magnetic resonance in medicine.
Magnetoencephalography Aids Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy, Other Disorders
Long used for neuroscience studies, MEG is more recently gaining entry into the clinic.
Translational Research Award Goes to Optics Division Investigator
Parisa Farzam accepted the award for her work with a blood flow monitor that could transform the ways we manage TBI and other neurological conditions.
Novel PET Radiotracer Offers Possible ‘Smell Test’ for Dementia
We know that how well we can smell is a reliable marker of brain health. Now we have a better way to measure this, and maybe to diagnose dementia in its early stages.