Neurobiology
VoxNeuro receives $3.4M to advance cognitive performance software
A Canadian firm has announced completion of a round of financing that netted almost $3.4 million for further commercialization of its cognitive performance software in clinics across the United States.
FDA grants 510(k) clearance for software to image the brain’s white matter
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a Canadian neuroimaging company for its quantitative imaging software, which assists neurologists and radiologists dealing with brain white matter issues for adjunctive care.
Ketamine may be effective modulator for suicide-related cognition in adults
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Treatment with ketamine may be an effective augmenter of risk mitigation for suicidality and effective modulator for suicide-related cognitive processing in adults, according to data presented here.
Quantitative pupillometry may be effective assessment tool in emergency setting
Quantitative pupillometry may be a reliable method of assessing clinically intoxicated patients in EDs, per a study published in the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open.
Many neurobiological factors determine changes of adaptive behavior in autism
Variation in clinical outcome is linked with both group- and individual-level variation in anatomy of cortical regions enriched for genes relevant to autism spectrum disorder, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Adolescent disruptive behavior disorders linked to brain’s anticipation of reward
Children with disruptive behavior disorders and callous-unemotional traits may have reduced neural activation in reward and cognitive-control regions, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.