Keyword: fMRI

Can self-efficacy training improve memory and functional activation in older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment? A proof-of-concept intervention study
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/LINA0519-P.html
Project Summary - Dementia is one of the most pressing health care issues of the 21st century. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognized risk factor for dementia. MCI is defined as...

Detecting fine-grained population codes in human prefrontal cortex
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/MAMU0220-P.html
Project Summary - Cognitive flexibility is the ability to adapt our thoughts and actions to the demands of the current situation. It allows us to solve problems and adjust quickly to changes in...

Developing a mechanistic understanding of crossmodal reorganization following sensory loss
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/BLBU0519-P.html
Project Summary - Deafness dramatically alters brain structure and function. It has significant perceptual, social and economic impacts, much beyond just the loss of hearing. Social and...

Developing behavioural testing and MR imaging to evaluate cognitive impairment in models of CNS autoimmunity
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/STKE1018-P.html
Project Summary - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in young adults in Canada. Although treatments are improving, there is currently no cure...

Development of Virtual Gaming Environments for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/JOCU1018-P.html
Project Summary - Researchers in neuroscience and psychology typically investigate the human brain using simple images and tasks. Creating more realistic tasks within the constraints...

Assessing listening with engaging, real-world auditory signals
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/BJHE0518-P.html
Project Summary - More than 40% of people aged over 50 suffer from hearing loss. Typically, diagnosis happens long after older people first experience real‐life problems such as...

Relating functional and structural signatures of Parkinson’s disease to changes in dopamine signalling: A PET/fMRI study
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/PEMA1017-P.html
Project Summary - Parkinson's disease (PD) causes significant cognitive deficits during its progression, with impaired decision-making and attention control...

OMMABA: the open multimodal music and auditory brain archive
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/MW-JEGR0518-P.html
Project Summary - Research communities can benefit greatly from constructing and sharing open databases of functional, structural and behavioural brain mapping data...

The impact of violent gaming on the brain as a function of individual differences in trait empathy
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/DEMI1017-P.html
Project Summary - Violent video games and films are increasingly realistic and accessible, but there are concerns about their potential impact on social behaviour. Although there have been studies...

Evaluating cognitive impairment, and imaging and blood biomarkers in a pre-clinical model of concussion
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/ARBR0417-P.html
Project Summary - Concussion is a growing healthcare problem. Visits to emergency rooms and healthcare offices in Ontario related to concussions have quadrupled in the last 10...

Imaging fetal brain connectivity in high risk pregnancy
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/SARI0417-P.html
Project Summary - Many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases have both environmental and genetic influences. Environmental pressures can start during pregnancy but timely...

Development of fMRI compatible reversible deactivation to examine cerebral networks
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/STLO0417-P.html
Project Summary - The development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has greatly expanded our ability to examine neural processing while subjects perform a variety...

The prefrontal cortex and obesity: a health neuroscience perspective
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/research_summaries/CALO0219-R.html
Research Summary - Humans have a strong and reliable preference for foods that are high in fat and sugar, which is thought to be an evolutionary outcome. As a species, we prefer...

Persistent post-concussion brain changes in adolescent hockey players
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/research_summaries/KAMA0518-R.html
Research Summary - Concussion has received increasing focus in recent years, especially with respect to athletes and contact sports participation. Study of the impact on certain...

Speech-evoked brain activity is more robust to competing speech when it is spoken by someone familiar
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/research_summaries/INJO0821-R.html
Research Summary - We already know through research that when speech is masked by competing sound, people are better at understanding what is said if the talker is someone familiar...