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·August 28, 2018·4 min read

Differences Between Combined and Isolated Cannabis and Nicotine Use on Brain Networks

Researchers say those who use both cannabis and nicotine have greater brain connectivity that those who take one or the other. The networks of those who used both substances closely resembled those who people who took neither drug.

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·April 18, 2017·3 min read

Familial Poverty Affects Toddlers’ Brain Function

Toddlers who come from a more impoverished background show more immature brain function and less of an ability to detect errors, a new study reports.

These brain scans show the weaker connections in those born preterm.

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·October 19, 2015·3 min read

Risk for Weaker Brain Connections in Preterm Babies

A new study reports preterm babies could be at increased risk of psychological and neurological problems due to weakened connections in certain brain networks linked to emotion, attention and communication.