Quantum dots work in a similar way. But instead of being a single atom, they’re a larger semiconductor particle. They absorb light of specific wavelengths, and in return they emit light - they ...

Quantum dots are also “eaten” by microglia, the brain’s inner immune cells. These cells regulate inflammation in the brain and are involved in multiple brain disorders.

“Quantum dots have a great future for biomedical applications,” agrees Kevin Critchley at the University of Leeds, UK, but adds that there are limitations such as potential toxicity issues.

In a paper published in the latest issue of Biomedical Optics Express, researcher Lih Lin and her colleagues have demonstrated for the first time that quantum dots can be used to control the ...

For William Jagust, a UC Berkeley professor of public health who studies the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease, the improved resolution could finally help connect the dots between ...

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Researchers have developed an innovative approach to studying brain connections using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Recently published in Cell Systems, this work introduces a new ...

Brain activity, however, isn't as simple as a signal traveling from area to area. The team at the Chuang laboratory have developed a new ultrafast fMRI technique with a vastly increased temporal ...

Researchers claim fMRI can probe the workings of the brain as never beforewhile critics counter that reports of digital mind readers are premature, and we should think twice before using fMRI in o ...

Researchers have developed an innovative approach to studying brain connections using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Recently published in Cell Systems, this work introduces a new ...