Brain Damage can differ according to gender

At the 6th BaCI (Basic Clinical and Multimodal Imaging) Conference hosted by Üsküdar University hosted, Prof. Maheen Adamson, who is a neurosurgeon at Stanford Medical School, drew attention to the issue of gender differences in brain damage. Stating that current studies show that women experience more depression even before there is brain damage in the world, Adamson said that "Damage to the brain triggers depression and dementia. One of the oldest ways to say, 'Yes, you may have dementia,' is when you bang your head. So, once traumatic brain injury occurs, women have different symptoms."

Prof. Maheen Adamson pointed out how the development of neuroimaging technology can be used to create individualized treatment, and in her speech at the conference, she stated that "Everyone's brain functions are different. Brain function also depends on genetics and the environment you are in. Thus, the brain is a type of organ that specifically responds to the environment because we act in response to stimuli from the environment. The way women react to a situation is also different from men's, and this can also be seen in the brain."
 

Does injury to the brain differ by gender?

Referring to the issue of gender differences in the brain in case of injury, Prof. Adamson continued her remarks as follows: "The data we obtained shows that women report more cognitive problems such as vertigo and balance problems than men. Furthermore, they suffer more from psychiatric illnesses. This is really interesting because current studies show that women in the world experience more depression even before they have brain damage. However, women are more likely to experience dementia than men. Damage to the brain triggers depression and dementia, which I call the tsunami effect. One of the oldest ways to say, 'Yes, you may have dementia,' is when you bang your head. That is, once traumatic brain injury occurs, different symptoms appear in women. Even 10 years after the brain injury, the thickness of the cortex does not return to its original size in women, but it does in men. What is the reason for this? For now, I do not know. There are other differences in terms of treatment.

Prof. Maheen Adamson also gave information about virtual and augmented reality, saying that augmented reality can be used in treatment for people with trauma. Due to their EEG reports, women do not respond as well as men.

"The real issue is how to bring imaginative techniques to patients."

Another speaker of the conference, Neuroscience Specialist Prof. Martin Arns from Maastricht University touched on how neuroimaging technologies can contribute to the treatment of patients in the future in his speech on the relationship between depression and the heart.

Emphasizing that the studies on this subject continue on a theoretical basis, Prof. Arns said that "In fact, the main issue is how to deliver imaginative techniques to patients." The Congress, theme of which is 'Meeting Point of Neuroelectrophysiology and Genetics' for the year 2023, brought together international experts and interested parties in the fields of neuroelectrophysiology and genetics.

60 international researchers from 12 different countries participated

In the conference held at Üsküdar University NP Health Campus between 03-07 September 2023, 60 international researchers from 12 different countries discussed the latest developments in the fields of neuroscience, genetics and medicine. Within the scope of the program, Prof. Monte Buchsbaum, who is considered the pioneer of neuroimaging technologies, was also presented with an honorary doctorate. All information about the Basic Clinical and Multimodal Imaging (BaCl) Congress can be found on https://baci-conference2023.com/.

 

Üsküdar News Agency (ÜNA)