Month: July 2024

Fake Botox Shots Land Women in 9 States in Hospital

Seventeen women in nine states have fallen ill after getting fake Botox shots, with 13 of them landing in the hospital and one requiring a ventilator, a new report warns. In the report, published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on July 14, 2024

Cognition falters at ~4 Hz in Parkinson’s disease

Cognitive impairments are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). We have linked this deficit to attenuated midfrontal 1–8-Hz activity that fails to engage cortical cognitive networks. We discuss the consequences of these impairments and how they might be leveraged for PD-specific neurophysiological markers and for novel brain stimulation paradigms. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on July 13, 2024

User control of autoplay can alter awareness of online video ‘rabbit holes’

A new study suggests that giving users control over the interface feature of autoplay can help them realize that they are going down a rabbit hole. The work has implications for responsibly designing online content viewing platforms and algorithms, as well as helping users better recognize extreme content. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David […]

Published on July 13, 2024