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·December 12, 2019·4 min read

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

Yoga has a positive effect on the structure and function of key brain areas associated with memory. Findings provide evidence that yoga may hold promise in mitigating age-related and neurodegenerative decline.

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·October 11, 2019·3 min read

Habitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiency

Habitual tea drinking was associated with greater functional connectivity in the default mode network. Findings suggest tea drinking has a positive contribution to brain structure and a protective effect on age-related decline in brain organization.

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·October 10, 2019·5 min read

Brain scans may provide clues to suicide risk

Neuroimaging 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.

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·September 13, 2019·3 min read

Drinking tea improves brain health

Older people who drink tea at least four times a week have better brain efficiency than those who don't, a new neuroimaging study reveals. Drinking tea is associated with better cognitive function in older people. Researchers report the study provides evidence that tea consumption has protective effects against age-related decline in brain organization.

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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethings

Both 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.

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·August 30, 2019·5 min read

White matter affects how people respond to brain stimulation therapy

Microscopic alterations in white matter may affect how patients with neurological conditions respond to non-invasive electrical brain stimulation.

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·June 20, 2019·4 min read

Pigs help scientists understand human brain

Using resting state fMRI, researchers discover pig brains may be better models for studying human neurological conditions than previously thought.

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·June 10, 2019·2 min read

Type 1 diabetes may have an impact on the developing brain in children

Children with type 1 diabetes have slower growth of total cortical and subcortical gray and white matter compared to their peers without diabetes.

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·April 24, 2019·4 min read

CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis

Cannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.

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·April 14, 2019·3 min read

Train your brain, change your brain

Neurofeedback training helps reinforce brain patterns associated with motor function while participants complete imaginary motor tasks. The findings may help in the rehabilitation for stroke and other disorders that compromise motor function.

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·February 16, 2019·5 min read

Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed

A new MRI study reveals those who get to sleep and wake up late have lower resting brain connectivity in regions associated with the maintenance of consciousness. Researchers report the reduced brain connectivity is linked to poorer attention, slower reactions and increased daytime sleepiness.