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·February 17, 2021·3 min read

Altered Brain Connectivity After Prolonged Anesthesia

Prolonged anesthesia significantly alters the synaptic architecture of the brain, regardless of age.

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·January 23, 2020·3 min read

New insight into brain connectivity

Researchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.

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·October 24, 2019·3 min read

How jazz improvisation affects the brain

Musical improvisation improves cognitive flexibility and increases inhibitory control.

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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethings

Both 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.

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·December 21, 2018·5 min read

Nutrients in Blood Linked to Better Cognition and Brain Connectivity in Older Adults

Investigating 32 key nutrients in the Mediterranean diet, researcher report aging individuals with more abundant key nutrients in their blood had better functional connectivity and improved cognitive performance than those lacking the nutrients.

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·August 2, 2018·5 min read

Machine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network Abnormalities

Researchers use machine learning technology to identify brain based dimensions of mental health disorders.

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·June 7, 2018·4 min read

Larger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience Studies

Researchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.

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·January 2, 2018·5 min read

New Brain Mapping Technique Highlights Relationship Between Connectivity and IQ

A new study in Neuron reports a simple, new neuroimaging technique has revealed a correlation between how well a person's brain regions are connected and intelligence.

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·September 27, 2017·4 min read

Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

Researchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.

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·July 17, 2017·1 min read

Brain Connectivity After 30 May Predict Psychological Problems

According to a new Journal of Neuroscience report, an underdeveloped brain network underlying inhibition after the age of 30 is associated with increased self reporting of psychological problems such as anxiety and depression.