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Featured Genetics Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 11, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Researchers believe they have identified a gene which links the thickness of gray matter in the brain to intelligence.

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Featured Psychology

·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Could Playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?

Learning an instrument can also train children to control their emotions and diminish their anxiety, a new study reports.

This image shows the difference in cortical thickness in a smoker's brain.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 10, 2015·3 min read

Smoking Thins Vital Part of Brain

Long term smoking could cause cortical thinning, a new study reports.

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Featured Psychology

·April 17, 2015·4 min read

Link Between Family Income, Academic Achievement and Cortical Thickness Discovered

A new study reports researchers have identified a link between academic achievement, parental income and cortical thickness in children.

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Featured Neurology

·June 19, 2015·4 min read

Cerebral Cortex Thicker in Youths With Down Syndrome

According to a new study, the cerebral cortex is thicker on average in those with Down syndrome, although the volume of the cortex is lower.

This image shows the location of the Wernicke's area in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·June 25, 2015·6 min read

Remapping the Brain’s Language Area

New dementia research comes up with new locations for words and sentence comprehension in the brain.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 22, 2015·3 min read

Loopy Tunes: Brain Structure Differences Explain Why Some Tunes Stick in Our Heads

Do you get annoyed by that one tune going round and round in your head? Blame it on your cortical thickness.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 13, 2015·3 min read

Aerobic Fitness and Thinner Gray Matter Linked to Better Math Skills in Children

A new study links better math skills in children with cardiorespiratory fitness and associated gray matter thinning.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 19, 2015·4 min read

Exercise May Help Reverse Neurodegeneration in Early Stage Alzheimer’s

A new study reports older adults who improved their fitness through moderate intensity exercise increased cortical thickness.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·February 3, 2016·7 min read

PTSD Linked to Accelerated Aging

Two new studies of veterans draw a link between PTSD and accelerated, premature aging.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 1, 2016·5 min read

Neuroimaging Shows Impact of PTSD in Earthquake Survivors

A new study shows surprising differences in brain structure among adult survivors of earthquakes both with and without PTSD.

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Featured Psychology

·May 28, 2016·4 min read

Imaging Study Shows Promising Results for People With Schizophrenia

According to a new study, the brains of people with schizophrenia may be able to reorganize and fight the illness.

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cortical thickness

Scientists Identify Gene Linking Brain Structure to Intelligence

Could Playing Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’ and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?

Smoking Thins Vital Part of Brain

Link Between Family Income, Academic Achievement and Cortical Thickness Discovered

Cerebral Cortex Thicker in Youths With Down Syndrome

Remapping the Brain’s Language Area

Loopy Tunes: Brain Structure Differences Explain Why Some Tunes Stick in Our Heads

Aerobic Fitness and Thinner Gray Matter Linked to Better Math Skills in Children

Exercise May Help Reverse Neurodegeneration in Early Stage Alzheimer’s

PTSD Linked to Accelerated Aging

Neuroimaging Shows Impact of PTSD in Earthquake Survivors

Imaging Study Shows Promising Results for People With Schizophrenia

Wireless Olfactory Feedback System Enhances VR Experiences

Alexithymia & Childhood Trauma: Unraveling The Mysterious Connection

Deciphering the Century-Old Mystery: Revealing the Temporal Pole’s Function in the Brain

How the Brain Decodes Speech in Noisy Rooms

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