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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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·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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·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.

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·September 8, 2018·4 min read

Mindful People Feel Less Pain

Those who are more mindful are less caught up in the experience of pain, and report feeling less pain than those who are less mindful, a new study reports. Researchers say higher disposition mindfulness during painful heat is associated with greater deactivation of the posterior cingulate cortex.

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·August 28, 2018·4 min read

Differences Between Combined and Isolated Cannabis and Nicotine Use on Brain Networks

Researchers say those who use both cannabis and nicotine have greater brain connectivity that those who take one or the other. The networks of those who used both substances closely resembled those who people who took neither drug.

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·July 31, 2018·5 min read

Past Experience Shapes What We See More Than What We Are Looking At Now

Researchers report we recognize what we are looking at by combining current stimuli with comparison to images stored in memory.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Study Shows Brain Impact of Youth Football

Following 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.

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·November 1, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Discover Where Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s Occur in the Brain

Researchers report they have discovered where the earliest signs of Alzheimer's may occur in the brain. Initial accumulation of Alzheimer's associated amyloid beta was discovered in an important functional network, the default mode network.

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·October 24, 2017·4 min read

Daydreaming is Good – It Means You Are Smart

A new study reveals people who report more frequent daydreaming scored higher on tests of intelligence and creativity. MRI scans also reveals more efficient brain systems for frequent daydreamers.

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·October 13, 2017·6 min read

Magic Mushrooms May ‘Reset’ Brains of Depressed Patients

A new study adds to growing evidence supporting the benefits of psychedelics to treat mental illnesses. Researchers report psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, is effective in reducing symptoms for people with treatment resistant depression. The study reveals the compound resets the activity of a brain network associated with depression, helping to improve symptoms in patients for up to 5 weeks following treatment.