Spontaneous brain fluctuations influence risk-taking
Fluctuations in the dopaminergic midbrain play a critical role in risky decision making.... Read More...
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Brain structure determines individual differences regarding music sensitivity
White matter connectivity between the auditory processing areas and brain areas associated with reward may explain why we like, or dislike music.... Read More...
NIH Study of Brain Energy Patterns Provides New Insights into Alcohol Effects
Neuroimaging research from NIH/NIAAA provides a new method to characterize how brain activity relates to glucose consumption, which could help us understand how alcohol and other substances and activities affect our brains.... Read More...
When Watching Others in Pain, Women’s Brains Show More Empathy
Study reveals women have higher activation in sensory areas of the brain associated with pain compared to males when witnessing another person suffering.... Read More...
Brain Scans Shed Light on How We Solve Clues
Coupling machine learning with brain scans, researchers reveal how people understand objects in our world.... Read More...
Noradrenaline Plays a Critical Role in Sensory Perception
A new study reveals noradrenaline plays a vital role in early stages of perception. Researchers report later processing of visual information occurs in the cerebral cortex and is affected by noradrenaline to determine if an image will enter our stream of consciousness.... Read More...
Every Person Has a Unique Brain Anatomy
A new neuroimaging study reveals every person has unique brain anatomy. The uniqueness is a result of a combination of genetic factors and life experiences, researchers report.... Read More...
Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner
Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.... Read More...
Brain Activity Study Offers Potential Insight into Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study may provide key insights into the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people with higher levels of amyloid beta showed less activity in brain areas associated with working memory when engaged in cognitively demanding tasks.... Read More...
What Happens in the Brain During Unconsciousness?
Researchers investigate how brain networks fragment while under a variety of unconscious states.... Read More...
Amygdala May Play Bigger Role in Facial Recognition
Researchers report the amygdala may play a bigger role in facial recognition than previously thought. According to a new study, the amygdala responds more specifically to images of the face than the fusiform face area does. ... Read More...
Neurofeedback Shows Promise in Treating Tinnitus
According to a new study that will be presented at RSNA 2017, neurofeedback may help to reduce and, in some cases, eliminate tinnitus. ... Read More...