DALLAS: Unique research taking place could one day help with the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease.
A researcher is leading a study focusing on neurocompensation. Participants are hooked up to a MEG scanner, which is a non-invasive scanner that detects brain neuron electrical activity. The machine allows researchers to record the magnetic fields that come off of the participants’ brains.
They look at a computer screen and press buttons to differentiate pictures. Then they take a memory test where they are asked if they recognise a picture from the computer test.
“The first part of the test is to prep their brain for the second part … where they’re identifying whether or not they’ve seen the picture before. We can identify where in the brain activation has taken place when they successfully remembered the picture,” said…