Directly with you, the brain

1995/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Teknologia

It seems that we are announcing a tremendous show and to a large extent it is so. Although it may seem like a science fiction, brain function is what can be seen in the following photos.

This has been possible thanks to the constant technological advance. That is, the brain has been seen at full speed at Yale University. The succession of images obtained in the laboratory has allowed to identify with great precision the parts of the brain that activate memories, fears or languages, among others. All researchers are looking forward to a promising future for the new technique and depending on the first results can be said to be so.

The new technique has been used for the first time in Yale's Department of Neurobiology. Cutting is no longer necessary to detect the functioning of the brain, just use the new technique based on magnetic resonance. The images obtained show with great precision some basic functions such as the mechanisms that are activated when walking, answering a question or laughing.

However, and with curiosities, the new technique will offer an optimal way to understand the origin and development of some dysfunctions. For the moment, it is being used to clarify the origin of dyslexia and, according to the first data, has obtained great success.