FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2021·4 min readMRI Helps Unravel the Mysteries of SleepMRI technology helps researchers identify specific brain activity during different stages of sleep.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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 30, 2020·2 min readLet Your Brain Rest: Boredom Can Be Good For Your HealthFrom inspiring creativity to promoting overall brain health, researchers say it's important to embrace boredom from time to time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 29, 2020·3 min readResearchers Uncover Network Mechanism Underlying RuminationResearchers have uncovered the neural mechanism underlying rumination. The study reports when rumination occurs, coupling between the core and medial temporal lobe subsystems of the default mode network becomes elevated, while coupling between the core and dorsomedial prefrontal cortex decreases.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·March 11, 2020·4 min readA delicate dance of dynamic changes in the conscious brainThe brain quickly transitions from one network to another in regular patterns. The transition trajectories constitute a temporal circuit where the conscious brain cycles through a structured pattern of states over time.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 3, 2020·4 min readUltrasound waves focused on prefrontal cortex elevate mood and change brain connectivityTranscranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) can help elevate mood and decrease activity in brain networks associated with psychiatric disorders when directed at the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 21, 2020·3 min readBrain activity patterns linked with improved learning and memory in multiple sclerosisUsing a modified story memory technique, people with multiple sclerosis showed improvements in learning and memory. Additionally, fMRI neuroimaging revealed changes in brain activity related to working memory and word encoding.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 12, 2019·4 min readExperts review evidence yoga is good for the brainYoga 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 11, 2019·3 min readHabitual tea drinking modulates brain efficiencyHabitual 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.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
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2019·3 min readDrinking tea improves brain healthOlder 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.Read More
