Connecting the dots in the migraine brain
Neuroimaging study reveals altered structural brain connectivity in patients with chronic and episodic migraines.... Read More...
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Brain anatomy changes with maturation to adolescence
White matter tracts show increasing maturation with age from the back to the front of the brain. The maturations begin as a child reaches 9-12 years of age. The maturity correlates with a critical and formative period of development.... Read More...
How education may stave off cognitive decline
Neuroimaging reveals those who have spent more years studying have increased cortical thickness in the medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal areas of the brain. Researchers also identified enhanced gene expression profiles in these brain regions that promote information processing and provide protection against some age-related neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
Brain Changes Found in Self-Injuring Teen Girls Similar to BPD
A new neuroimaging study reveals the brains of teenage girls who self harm show similar features to adults with borderline personality disorder. ... Read More...
Why You Can’t Decide What to Order For Lunch
A new study reveals why, when the brain is faced with an overwhelming number of similar options, it struggles to make a decision.... Read More...
How the Brain’s “Reward Circuit” Plays a Key Role in Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new meta-analysis of neuroimaging data reveals people with ASD process social and nonsocial rewards differently than those without an autism diagnosis.... Read More...
Your Brain Responses to Music Reveal if You Are a Musician or Not
Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.... Read More...
Mapping Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design
Mapping brain activity of able body people traversing different terrains on a treadmill may lead to the development of better prosthetics, U of H researchers report.... Read More...
Early Signs of Anxiety and Depression May Be Evident in Newborns
Researchers report early indicators of depression and anxiety may be evident in the brain from birth.... Read More...
What “Free Will” Looks Like in the Brain
A new study pinpoints he areas of the brain involved in decision-making and action.... Read More...
Brain Structure Implicated in Depression May Be Inherited From Mother to Daughter
Researchers discover the structure of a brain area associated with emotional regulation is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters.... Read More...
Wired for Gaming: Brain Differences in Compulsive Gamers
A new study reports chronic video game playing is associated with hyperconnectivity between a number of brain networks, and reveals why these brain changes could be both beneficial and harmful.... Read More...