Among patients with mild or no cognitive impairment, brain scans using a new radioactive dye can detect early evidence of Alzheimer’s disease that may predict future decline, according to a multi-center study led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. The finding is published online July 11, 2012, in the

Human intelligence cannot be explained by the size of the brain’s frontal lobes, say researchers. Research into the comparative size of the frontal lobes in humans and other species has determined that they are not — as previously thought — disproportionately enlarged relative to other areas of the brain, according

The finding represents a new view of how the brain creates internal representations of the visual world. “We are excited to see if this novel view will dominate the wider consensus” said senior author Dr. Miyashita, who is also Professor of Physiology at the University of Tokyo’s School of Medicine,

Source: McGill University Summary: Research reveals that the brain’s motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only heard. A recent study sheds new light on how humans perceive and produce sounds, and may pave the way for

Source: University of Adelaide Summary: New insights into how the human brain responds to chronic pain could eventually lead to improved treatments for patients, researchers say. Chronic pain is common throughout the world. More than 100 million Americans are believed to be affected by chronic pain. “People living with chronic