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
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 21, 2018·5 min readNutrients in Blood Linked to Better Cognition and Brain Connectivity in Older AdultsInvestigating 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 2, 2018·5 min readMachine Learning Links Dimensions of Mental Illness to Brain Network AbnormalitiesResearchers use machine learning technology to identify brain based dimensions of mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 7, 2018·4 min readLarger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience StudiesResearchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 2, 2018·5 min readNew Brain Mapping Technique Highlights Relationship Between Connectivity and IQA 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 27, 2017·4 min readBrain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s HallucinationsResearchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·July 17, 2017·1 min readBrain Connectivity After 30 May Predict Psychological ProblemsAccording 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.Read More
