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·December 6, 2016·4 min read

Neuroimaging Categorizes Four Depression Subtypes

Researchers discover depression can be categorized into four different subtypes, each defined by different patterns of abnormal brain connectivity.

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·December 5, 2016·4 min read

How the Hippocampus Influences Future Thinking

Researchers report the hippocampus isn't just important for remembering past events, it also plays a vital role in future planning.

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·December 3, 2016·4 min read

Electronically Picking Your Brain – For Market Research

Researchers look to neuroimaging and EEG technology to improve market research.

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·December 2, 2016·4 min read

How Do Children Hear Anger?

Researchers use neuroimaging technology and acoustical analysis to better understand how kids process emotion in speech.

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·December 1, 2016·5 min read

Imaging Technique Can See You Think

Researchers use fast fMRI to track the brain activity that occurs during thought. The study could be a significant step toward mapping the neural networks responsible for attention, perception and other cognitive functions.

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·November 30, 2016·5 min read

Brain Pattern Flexibility and Behavior

Researchers investigate how high level cognitive processing occurs by looking at how different brain regions are connected.

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·November 29, 2016·5 min read

Religious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and Drugs

Powerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.

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·November 23, 2016·4 min read

Missed Connections: Memory Related Brain Activity Loses Cohesion As We Age

Researchers report groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age.

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·November 21, 2016·5 min read

Study Reports Plant Compounds May Boost Brain Function in Older People

According to a new study, caroteniods may be able to boost brain function in older adults.

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·November 17, 2016·3 min read

How Do the Brains of People Who Don’t Like Music Work?

Researchers explain the neural mechanisms behind a person's lack of sensitivity to music.

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·November 8, 2016·4 min read

Brain ‘Fat’ Key to Mental Health

A new study reports researchers have discovered a previously unknown relationship between brain function and structure. The findings could help explain how communication breaks down in diseases such as multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia.