Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain
Obesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.... Read More...
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Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain
Researchers report a genetic mutation that causes structural abnormalities in the adolescent brain may predict an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life.... Read More...
How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks
A new computational model sheds light on how personal brain structure can influence our cognitive performance on language based tasks.... Read More...
Chimpanzee Personality Traits Linked to Their Brain Structure
Researchers report personality traits in chimpanzees are correlated to the size of their hippocampus. The study reports greater hippocampal volume is linked to an increase in alpha behavior and decreased self regulatory function. ... Read More...
Your Brain Anatomy May Play a Role in Determining Your Food Choices
Gray matter volume in the dosolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex predicts whether you will choose a health food option or not, researchers report.... Read More...
Brain Structure May Predict Diet Success
Researchers report the anatomical structure of our prefrontal cortex may predict how well we stick to healthy eating diet plans.... Read More...
Study Links Physical Characteristics and Brain Health in Psychosis
A new study reports on a link between age, body mass index and brain integrity in psychosis. Researchers discovered higher age, BMI and severity of psychotic symptoms were negatively associated with cortical thickness and brain activity when patients were asked to perform cognitive tasks.... Read More...
Genes Linked to Brain Anatomy in Autism
A new study reports specific genes are linked to differences in brain structure in children with ASD.... Read More...
Dim Light May Make Us Dumber
A new study reveals exposure to dim light might impact memory and learning. Researchers report rodents exposed to dim lighting lost 30 percent of hippocampal capacity and performed poorly on spatial tasks they had previously experienced. ... Read More...
Little Wasp Bodies Means Little Wasp Brain Regions
Drexel University researchers reveal that while evolution may have allowed for bigger brains, some regions may not have kept up with the growth.... Read More...
Callous and Unemotional Traits Show in Brain Structure of Boys Only
University of Basel researchers reveal the volume of the anterior insula, a brain area associated with emotion and empathy, is larger in boys who express higher levels of callous-unemotional traits.... Read More...
Study Links Brain Structure With Hallucinations and Musical Aptitude
A new study links the white matter integrity of the corpus callosum with a person's likelihood of experiencing auditory hallucinations and their musical aptitude.... Read More...