Babies born to mothers who experience domestic violence during pregnancy have altered brain development and changes in brain structure. In females, maternal exposure to IPV was associated with a smaller amygdala, a brain area associated with social and emotional development. In males, the caudate nucleus size was increased. This brain area is associated with multiple functions including memory, learning, reward, and movement. The findings may explain why children of mothers who experience domestic abuse are more likely to suffer from mental health problems later in life.
Neuroimaging study reveals teens with more gray matter in the caudate nucleus and left cerebellum were at increased risk of problem alcohol use over time. The findings reinforce the idea that brain structure differences may contribute to both psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Obesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.
Researchers shed light on the role the caudate nucleus plays in pessimism. The study reports stimulating this area of the brain generates a negative outlook that clouds decision making.
Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.
Researchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.
A new study pinpoints the brain area responsible for forming direct links between environmental stimuli and enhanced focus.
Researchers report on a contagion effect when it comes to risk taking behaviors.
A new study reports gray matter deficits in the caudate nucleus could mean that adolescents with ADHD may not grow out of the disorder.
A new study reports networks of astrocytes are altered in areas of the brain associated with mood regulation in some people who committed suicide as a result of depression.
The compulsions in OCD could be due to a misfiring in the caudate nucleus, a new neuroimaging study proposes.