The discovery, using state-of-the-art informatics tools, increases the likelihood that it will be possible to predict much of the fundamental structure and function of the brain without having to measure every aspect of it. That in turn makes the Holy Grail of modelling the brain in silico — the goal of the proposed Human Brain Project — a more realistic, less Herculean, prospect.
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WU researchers breakthrough with minimally conscious state patients
(Medical Xpress) — Researchers from Western University have utilized their own game-changing technology previously developed for use with patients in a vegetative state to assess a more prevalent group of brain-injured patients, those in the minimally conscious state (MCS). Their findings were released today in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms, study shows
A study recently published by the University of Kentucky’s Scott Livingston shows that physiological problems stemming from a concussion may continue to present in the patient even after standard symptoms subside.