Posts Tagged ‘brain’
Dec. 18, 2012 | Filed under: Science, Health and Technology, UBC Reports Stories | Tags: brain, brain injury, brain research, concussion, health, Jane Roskams
In the world of brain injury, a trifecta of technologies is driving the translation of research into real hope for patients, soldiers and athletes of all ages.
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Jun. 5, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: brain, health, health research, heart
Two of Canada’s most distinguished health researchers – Dr. Guy Rouleau of the University of Montreal and Dr. John Cairns of the University of British Columbia – have been awarded the second annual Margolese National Brain and Heart Disorders Prizes, the most lucrative prizes bestowed by UBC.
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Apr. 26, 2012 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: belief, brain, disbelief, intercultural understanding, learning, Psychology, religion, research, Science, Science journal, skepticism
A new University of British Columbia study finds that analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, even in devout believers.
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Oct. 11, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed | Tags: Alzheimer's, brain, Brain Research Centre, health, neurology, neuroscience, Parkinson's, psychiatry, stroke, vancouver coastal health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, VCHRI
Representatives of the federal and provincial governments today marked the start of construction of a new centre at the University of British Columbia that will unite brain research and patient care. The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, expected to open in 2013 at UBC Hospital, will bring together experts in the fields of psychiatry, [...]
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Apr. 8, 2011 | Filed under: Media Release, News Feed, Uncategorized | Tags: anxiety, arts, brain, brain imaging, brain training, depression, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, fMRI, health, introspection, Kalina Christoff, obsessive-compulsive disorders, Psychology, Science, self-monitoring, therapy, thought regulation, thoughts, UBC, University of British Columbia
As humans face increasing distractions in their personal and professional lives, University of British Columbia researchers have discovered that people can gain greater control over their thoughts with real-time brain feedback.
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May. 28, 2010 | Filed under: Media Release | Tags: art, brain, computer science, neuroscience, Psychology, Rembrandt, Renaissance, vision
A University of British Columbia researcher has uncovered what makes Rembrandt’s masterful portraits so appealing.
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