FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2023·6 min readBrain Connectivity a Potential Indicator of Suicide RiskResearchers have identified a potential marker in the brain that might indicate an increased risk of suicide. They observed that veterans with a history of suicide attempts demonstrated distinct functional connectivity between cognitive control and self-referential thought processing networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 6, 2022·4 min readRunning and Dreaming Improve Left Brain-Right Brain CommunicationStudy uncovers how splines, a newly identified pattern of rhythmic communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain, improve brain communication as a result of dreaming and running.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 2, 2022·5 min readBrain Connectivity Changes Revealed in Individuals With Pre-clinical Alzheimer’s DiseaseThe accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins disrupts the connections between brain regions associated with memory years before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 4, 2022·3 min readHow Our Knowledge of the World Embedded in Brain Connectivity Shapes Our CreativityResearchers have identified a link between real-time creativity, semantic memory structure, and functional connectivity in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 27, 2021·5 min readBrain Connectivity Is Lower in Adults With PTSD or a History of Sexual AbusePeople who experienced sexual abuse or suffer from PTSD have reduced connectivity in the ventral and dorsal attention network (VAN-DAN network) compared to those with no history of abuse or PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 9, 2021·3 min readBrain Connectivity Can Build Better AIArtificial neural networks modeled on human brain connectivity can effectively perform complex cognitive tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 23, 2021·4 min readChildhood Disadvantage Affects Brain ConnectivityFunctional connectivity was reduced within and between several brain networks in children raised in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Researchers say a positive home and school environment can mitigate some of the effects.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 5, 2021·3 min readAnti-Hyperlipidemia Drug Improves Brain Connectivity SchizophreniaFenofibrate, a drug developed to control cholesterol, alleviated brain and behavioral abnormalities in mouse models of schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 17, 2021·3 min readAltered Brain Connectivity After Prolonged AnesthesiaProlonged anesthesia significantly alters the synaptic architecture of the brain, regardless of age.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2020·3 min readNew insight into brain connectivityResearchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2019·3 min readHow jazz improvisation affects the brainMusical improvisation improves cognitive flexibility and increases inhibitory control.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 9, 2019·3 min read‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethingsBoth the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.Read More
