FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2021·3 min readHigher Education Does Not Influence How the Brain AgesA new study disputes the common belief that obtaining a higher education can help slow brain aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 26, 2021·5 min readBrain Changes Following TBI Share Similarities With Alzheimer’s DiseaseCombining brain scan images with machine learning, researchers identified a number of brain changes following TBI that share similarities with Alzheimer's disease. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that the two conditions follow the same trajectories.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 3, 2020·5 min readExperiencing Childhood Trauma Makes Body and Brain Age FasterChildren who experience early life adversity experience faster biological aging than children with no history of exposure to abuse. Trauma was associated with biological aging in early puberty, cellular aging, and alterations in brain structure. The findings may explain why children who experienced adversity early in life often suffer poor health as they age.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 28, 2020·6 min readFurther Evidence World Trade Center Responders Are at Risk for DementiaFirst responders at the World Trade Center have reduced cortical gray matter thickness, which was consistent with neurodegenerative conditions and evidence their brain age is, on average, ten years older than those of similar ages in the general population.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 26, 2020·4 min readBrain Thickness and Connectivity, Not Just Location, Correlates With BehaviorCortical thickness and regional brain connectivity pay an equally important role in linking brain and behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2019·5 min readSlower walkers have older brains and bodies at 45Slower walkers have accelerated aging in middle age, both physically and cognitively. Tests given to measure IQ, language, motor skills, and emotional control at age 3, can predict walking speed and thus accelerated aging during middle age.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 8, 2019·4 min readA step toward better understanding brain anatomy of autism spectrum disorderCortical anatomy is not represented by fixed differences between those with ASD and peers not on the autism spectrum. However, differences in symptom profiles and severity, age and cognitive ability are related to brain differences specific to ASD alone.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 8, 2019·3 min readHow education may stave off cognitive declineNeuroimaging reveals those who have spent more years studying have increased cortical thickness in the medial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal areas of the brain. Researchers also identified enhanced gene expression profiles in these brain regions that promote information processing and provide protection against some age-related neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 28, 2018·4 min readThe Link Between Obesity, Genetics and the BrainA new study sheds light on the roles both genetics and neuroanatomy play in obesity. Researchers report those with higher BMI had reduced cognitive flexibility, reduced ability to delay gratification and worse verbal memory. Additionally, those with increased BMI have increased amygdala and left prefrontal cortex volume.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·5 min readRelationship Between Socioeconomic Status and the Adult BrainAccording to researchers, the adult brain may be sensitive to social and economic factors. Researchers report in middle age, better socioeconomic status is associated with more efficient brain network organization and thicker gray matter.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 15, 2018·4 min readOne Gene Spurred Growth of Key Brain AreaResearchers have identified how the ASPM gene controls the growth of the cerebral cortex. They report mutations in this gene can reduce brain volume by half in human microcephaly cases.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 6, 2018·4 min readMajor Midlife Adverse Events Accelerates Male Brain AgingA new neuroimaging study reveals middle aged men who experience negative fateful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, show signs of accelerated brain aging.Read More
