FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2019·2 min readType 1 diabetes may have an impact on the developing brain in childrenChildren with type 1 diabetes have slower growth of total cortical and subcortical gray and white matter compared to their peers without diabetes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 26, 2020·3 min readIndividuals With High Level of Schizotypal Traits Exhibit Altered Brain Structural and Functional ConnectivityPeople with schizotypal traits exhibited increased structural connectivity probability within the task control network and default mode network. They also had increased variability and decreased stability of functional connectivity within the DMN and between the auditory and subcortical networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 21, 2016·5 min readWhy It’s Hard To Fall Asleep Somewhere NewResearchers report one brain hemisphere remains more awake than the other when we sleep somewhere new.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPainPsychology·May 29, 2018·3 min readWhy Some Gain While in PainA new study looks at why pain enhances some people's ability to perform well.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·March 12, 2021·5 min readAre There Differences in the Brains of Autistic Men and Women?In both neurotypical males and people on the autism spectrum, researchers found a reduction in resting-state brain function in the default mode network. Additionally, connectivity between the two hemispheres in the visual cortex is reduced in women with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 3, 2021·4 min readA First Look at How the Psychedelic Salvinorin A Works in the BrainAs with other psychedelics, salvinorin A increased activity across the brain. However, salvinorin A use resulted in more random and disconnected signaling in the default mode network, a brain network associated with relaxing and daydreaming.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 16, 2014·3 min readBrain on AutopilotResearchers analyse 1.6 billion connection within the brain simultaneously and find the highest agreement between structure and information flow in the "default mode network".Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·December 8, 2017·4 min readBrain Network That Helps Babies Learn to Walk IdentifiedResearchers have identified a brain network that is involved in helping an infant learn to walk. Additionally, disruptions in the network may predict future risk of a child being diagnosed with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 9, 2019·3 min read‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethingsBoth the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 1, 2016·3 min readCognitive Deficits in People With Brain Injury May Be Result of Connectivity DisruptionsResearchers have identified complex brain connectivity patterns in TBI patients that may explain cognitive deficits.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 27, 2017·4 min readStudy Shows Brain Impact of Youth FootballFollowing just one season, children who have a history of concussion and high impact exposure as a result playing football undergo significant brain changes, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 10, 2019·5 min readBrain scans may provide clues to suicide riskNeuroimaging can be used to assess a person's risk of suicidal behavior. Those with mood disorders, a history of suicidal thoughts, and those with a history of suicide attempts have less connectivity in the cognitive control network. They also have reduced connectivity between the cognitive control network and the default mode network.Read More
