FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 4, 2021·5 min readEarlier Onset of High Blood Pressure Affects Brain Structure and May Increase Dementia RiskA new study reveals an association between high blood pressure in a person's thirties and forties to smaller brain size and an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 27, 2021·5 min readWithdrawal From Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of BrainWithdrawal from psychostimulants including methamphetamines, cocaine, and nicotine, produced restructuring of brain regions and major increases in functional connectivity, a new mouse study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 16, 2021·4 min readRegular Caffeine Consumption Affects Brain StructureFrequent caffeine consumption reduces gray matter volume in areas of the right medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampus. Ten days of "caffeine abstinence" helps regenerate gray matter.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2020·6 min readCommon Brain Malformation Traced to Its Genetic RootsChiari 1 malformation, a common brain disorder, appears to be caused to two genetic mutations associated with brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2020·4 min readEvolutionary and Heritable Axes Shape Our BrainResearchers have deciphered two axes along which the human brain is organized. The axes are mainly determined by genetic factors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2020·5 min readHow Changes in Healthy Brain Structure Affect CognitionNeuroimaging study ties the degradation of circuitry in one area of the brain to reduced efficiency of executive function in older adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 17, 2020·6 min readLive Imaging Method Brings Structural Information to Mapping of Brain FunctionStructural and functional coupling in visual areas of the mouse brain can be detected at sub-cellular resolution in vitro.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·September 9, 2020·5 min readPeople With Anorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Show Brain Similarities and DifferencesThose with body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia have abnormalities in activity and connectivity in visual and parietal brain networks. People with anorexia and body dysmorphia process images with high, low, or normal levels of detail. The abnormalities for low level of detail have the most direct relationship with disorder symptom severity and body perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 7, 2020·2 min readCOVID-19 Spreads Ten Meters or More by BreathingAerosolized coronavirus microdroplets remain in the air and pose a risk of exposure beyond the recommended 6-foot area for social distancing.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 7, 2020·4 min readBrain Structural Elements in Psychiatric DisordersComparing data from multiple neuroimaging studies, researchers found shared brain structural abnormalities between four psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They also identified brain signatures unique to each condition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 17, 2020·6 min readLife-course-persistent antisocial behavior may be associated with differences in brain structurePeople with a life-long history of antisocial behavior had decreased mean surface area of the brain and lower mean cortical thickness than those with no history of antisocial behavior. Much of the cortical thinning was in areas associated with emotional regulation, motivation, and goal-directed behavior.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 1, 2019·3 min readPeople with autism have a more symmetrical brainThe left and right brain areas are more similar in those with ASD. Reduced asymmetry was identified in cortical thickness across various brain regions in those on the autism spectrum.Read More