BRAIN Initiative Alliance Toolmakers Newsletter – November 2023

By: BRAIN Initiative Alliance

Newsletters will spotlight different BRAIN Initiative investigators with tools, technologies, and/or theories ready for distribution to the research community to advance the field of neurotechnology.

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UC Berkeley Researchers Produce Next-Gen MRI 50-Times More Detailed

By: Patch

The NexGen 7T could improve studying diseases like Alzheimer's, conditions such as dyslexia and autism, or neurological disorders.

Deep Brain Stimulation Improves Cognition During Chronic Recovery Phase of Brain Injury

By: Weill Cornell Medicine

Five people who had life-altering, seemingly irreversible cognitive deficits following moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries showed substantial improvements in their cognition and quality of life aft

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12/05/2023

Brain implants revive cognitive abilities long after traumatic brain injury

By: Stanford Medicine

A new technique using deep brain stimulation tailored to each patient exceeded researchers’ expectations in treating the cognitive impairments from moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

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11/29/2023

Innovative design achieves tenfold better resolution for functional MRI brain imaging

By: UC Berkeley

An intense international effort to improve the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for studying the human brain has culminated in an ultra-high resolution 7 Tesla scanner that records up to 10 t

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11/16/2023

Advances and Challenges for Neurostimulation in Movement and Other Neurologic Disorders

By: NeurologyToday

Advances in neurostimulation technology and a better understanding of which patients might benefit over the last 20 years have helped fuel expectations that this once “extreme” therapy will gain even more

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11/09/2023

Using AI to optimize for rapid neural imaging

By: MIT News

MIT CSAIL researchers combine AI and electron microscopy to expedite detailed brain network mapping, aiming to enhance connectomics research and clinical pathology.

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11/02/2023

$2.3M NIH grant to advance AI-powered brain-imaging research tools

By: Indiana University

A $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will advance the development of AI-powered software tools to support breakthrough research on the brain, as well as help health care professional