Topic

Neuroimaging

Measurement of brain structure and activity with instruments such as MRI, used to compare brains between people and to track change within the same person over time.

Current clusters

science1 publisher

A cloud-linked miniscope imaged freely moving mice for more than 24 hours straight

Johns Hopkins researchers ran a miniature brain microscope autonomously through a full day of mouse behavior, recording neuronal activity, blood flow and oxygenation, and catching spontaneous seizures hours after a drug dose.

Publishers:genengnews.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+16
Incentives66
Confidence52

science2 publishers

Age-related gray-matter loss pauses in the 120 women who crossed into menopause mid-study

A two-scan study of 1,095 female brains in Nature Communications finds the ordinary adult decline in cortical gray matter flattening through late perimenopause and resuming afterward. Its first author says the implications are hard to state.

Publishers:livescience.comscientificamerican.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+14
Incentives34
Confidence64