FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 7, 2022·5 min readStark Changes in Brain Structure for People With AnorexiaThe brains of those with anorexia have sizable reductions in three critical measures, including cortical thickness, subcortical volume, and cortical surface area.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 25, 2022·4 min readBat Brains Organized for Echolocation and FlightMotor areas of the cerebral cortex are dedicated to sonar production and wing control in Egyptian fruit bats.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·4 min readGenetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain StructureResearchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePain·December 16, 2021·2 min readDifferences in Brain Structure and Genetics Linked to Chronic PainGenetic differences contribute to both an increased risk of certain types of chronic pain and a reduction in the size of specific brain regions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 12, 2021·3 min readSchizophrenia: Altered Brain Structural Connectivity and Association With Neurological Soft SignsA new study found altered cortical and subcortical networks in those with schizophrenia and their unaffected first-degree relatives. Findings suggest brain regions associated with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia are partly separated from brain regions implicating neural abnormalities.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·October 7, 2021·3 min readSigns of Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Detectable Before Significant Symptoms Are ObviousPeople with genetic risks for Alzheimer's disease may exhibit changes in brain structure and reduced performance in cognitive tests long before symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease become obvious.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 4, 2021·5 min readEarlier Onset of High Blood Pressure Affects Brain Structure and May Increase Dementia RiskA new study reveals an association between high blood pressure in a person's thirties and forties to smaller brain size and an increased risk of developing dementia later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 27, 2021·5 min readWithdrawal From Psychostimulants Restructures Functional Architecture of BrainWithdrawal from psychostimulants including methamphetamines, cocaine, and nicotine, produced restructuring of brain regions and major increases in functional connectivity, a new mouse study reveals.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 16, 2021·4 min readRegular Caffeine Consumption Affects Brain StructureFrequent caffeine consumption reduces gray matter volume in areas of the right medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampus. Ten days of "caffeine abstinence" helps regenerate gray matter.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·December 29, 2020·6 min readCommon Brain Malformation Traced to Its Genetic RootsChiari 1 malformation, a common brain disorder, appears to be caused to two genetic mutations associated with brain development.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 28, 2020·4 min readEvolutionary and Heritable Axes Shape Our BrainResearchers have deciphered two axes along which the human brain is organized. The axes are mainly determined by genetic factors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2020·5 min readHow Changes in Healthy Brain Structure Affect CognitionNeuroimaging study ties the degradation of circuitry in one area of the brain to reduced efficiency of executive function in older adults.Read More