Have Trouble Visualizing Images? You May Have Aphantasia
Do you have a problem visualizing images? According to researchers, you could have a newly defined condition called aphantasia.... Read More...
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Aerobic Fitness and Thinner Gray Matter Linked to Better Math Skills in Children
A new study links better math skills in children with cardiorespiratory fitness and associated gray matter thinning.... Read More...
How Music Can Help People with Epilepsy
According to researchers, brainwaves of people with epilepsy appear to synchronize with music. They believe music could possibly be used as an intervention for those with the disorder.... Read More...
Loopy Tunes: Brain Structure Differences Explain Why Some Tunes Stick in Our Heads
Do you get annoyed by that one tune going round and round in your head? Blame it on your cortical thickness.... Read More...
The Detrimental Effects of Poverty on the Developing Brain
A new study reports on changes in the brain's architecture for children raised in poverty. However, parental nurturing can offset some of the negative effects on the brain.... Read More...
Bilingual People Have More Gray Matter
A new study reports people who speak more than one language have more gray matter in the areas of the brain associated with executive control.... Read More...
Brain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant Drugs
According to a new study, women who abuse stimulant drugs have significantly less gray matter volume in brain areas vital for decision making and emotion.... Read More...
How the Brain Influences Which Way You Vote
A new study casts light on the neurobiological mechanisms which support people's voting choices. ... Read More...
Scientists Create Mice with a Major Genetic Cause of ALS and FTD
Researchers believe mouse could provide a new platform for testing treatments for several neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
Deconstructing Brain Systems Involved in Memory and Spatial Skills
A new study suggests hippocampus is dedicated to memory formation, and not spatial skills.... Read More...
Novel Mechanism That Drives Progression of Frontotemporal Dementia Identified
Researchers uncover mechanism which controls synaptic growth and causes them to overgrow.... Read More...
Study Identifies Neurons That Help Predict What Another Individual Will Do
A new study reports researchers have identified two groups of neurons which appear to play key roles in social interaction.... Read More...