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          ·July 15, 2024·6 min read

          Creativity’s Neural Origin Revealed

          Researchers have identified how the brain's default mode network (DMN) collaborates with other regions to produce creative thought. By using advanced brain imaging techniques, they tracked real-time brain activity during creative tasks.
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          ·June 11, 2023·4 min read

          The Mind’s Tapestry: Weaving the Neurological Threads of Imagination

          Imagination is a cornerstone of human cognition, yet its neurological roots have remained somewhat elusive. Recent advances in neuroscience have begun to uncover the brain's intricate architecture underlying imagination, showing it to be a multi-faceted process involving various regions and networks.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 19, 2023·5 min read

          Strong Sense of Purpose in Life Promotes Cognitive Resilience Among Middle-Aged Adults

          A stronger sense of purpose enhances cognitive resilience in middle-aged adults, a new study reports. Those who report greater purpose in life have greater functional connectivity between the default mode network and other brain areas, which represents a neuroprotective mechanism that could improve cognitive function in old age.
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          ·January 30, 2023·4 min read

          Brain’s ‘Wakeful Rest’ Network May Be Key to Alzheimer’s Risk

          In women, parts of the default mode network responsible for memory retrieval and recollection, and spatial cognition were more likely to be connected to the overall DMN network. The patterns of connectivity correlated with brain structures associated with short-term memory problems resembled alterations seen in preclinical Alzheimer's disease.
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          ·January 24, 2023·4 min read

          Even Brief Exposure to Air Pollution Has Rapid Impacts on the Brain

          Common levels of pollution from traffic can impair brain function within a matter of hours, a new study reports. Just two hours of exposure to diesel exhaust impairs functional connectivity in the brain.
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          ·September 23, 2022·5 min read

          Do Synchronized Brains Predict Happy Marriages?

          Couples who reported greater satisfaction with their marriage had greater neural synchronization while watching video clips associated with marriage.
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          ·September 16, 2022·3 min read

          The Experience of Reward Increases Connectivity Between the Default Mode Network and Other Brain Regions

          Study reveals how reward enhances connectivity between the ventral striatum and the default mode network, impacting behavior.
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          ·July 25, 2022·4 min read

          MRI Study Shows Brain Changes and Differences in Children With ADHD

          A new neuroimaging study found a significant decrease in neural flexibility at both whole brain and sub-network levels associated with cognitive flexibility in children with ADHD.
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          ·May 21, 2022·5 min read

          Psychedelics: How They Act on the Brain to Relieve Depression

          Researchers explore the effect psychedelics have on the brain and how they are effective at treating depression.
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          ·April 12, 2022·3 min read

          How the Human Brain Evolved to Harness Abstract Thought

          In other primate species, the brain areas that comprise the default mode network involve two systems that are not strongly connected to each other. The regions, one responsible for cognitive tasks and the other for the suppression of external events, appear to be only recently linked by evolution. This linkage may have facilitated the capacity for abstract thought that lead to the rapid evolution of human cognitive abilities.
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          ·February 22, 2022·4 min read

          Interplay Between Brain Networks in Autism

          Findings provide a mechanistic explanation of why people with autism display more internally focused cognition, including mind wandering, and less focus on external cues.
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          ·December 11, 2021·5 min read

          Low-Income Kids Use Different Brain Function to Ace Achievement Tests

          Children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds with stronger connectivity between the lateral frontoparietal network and default mode network performed better in educational tests than those with weaker connectivity. The reverse was true for children from more privileged backgrounds.
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