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...
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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...
Loopy Tunes: Brain Structure Differences Explain Why Some Tunes Stick in Our Heads
Do you get annoyed by that one tune going round and round in your head? Blame it on your cortical thickness.... Read More...
Brain Scans Link Concern for Justice with Reason Not Emotion
A new neuroimaging study finds those who care about justice are swayed more by reason than emotion.... Read More...
Study Uncovers Surprising Differences in Brain Activity of Alcohol Dependent Women
Researchers discover differences between patterns of brain network activation between alcohol dependent women and non addicted females.... Read More...