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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 3, 2020Brain Connectivity in Cannabis UsersExamining the brains of frequent cannabis users, researchers have identified a pattern of connectivity related to craving the substance. The findings add weight to the idea that brain regions do not work in isolation, but via the connectivity of multiple networks that signal to each other depending on state and need. Brain connectivity during cannabis cravings is not static but has fluctuations in connection patterns between the central executive network and nucleus accumbens. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2020Why do we sometimes have trouble paying attention?Patterns of functional connectivity reliably predict when people were more or less focused on a task. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 18, 2020Time of day affects global brain fluctuationsThe strength of the brain's global signal fluctuation decreases as the day progresses. Read More
auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·February 17, 2020Binaural beats synchronize brain activity, don’t affect moodBinaural beats, a form of auditory illusion, caused far apart brain regions to synchronize with each other at a different frequency than the beat. The auditory illusion did not, however, alter mood. Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2020Research points to potential brain marker of stress and its effects on problem solvingGenetics testing revealed those with a greater susceptibility to stress have at least one copy of a variation in the serotonin transporter gene. Additionally, changes to connections in the middle temporal gyrus related to changes in cognitive performance during stress. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 29, 2020Brain networks come ‘online’ during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult lifeFunctional connectivity in the human brain changes in two distinct ways during adolescence. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 3, 2019Imaging reveals pathways behind depressionTwo new neuroimaging studies shed light on structural and functional abnormalities in the brains of those with major depressive disorder. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 22, 2019Finding Upends Theory about the Cerebellum’s Role in Reading and DyslexiaNew findings dispute the popular cerebellar deficit hypothesis of dyslexia. Researchers report the cerebellum is not engaged during reading in typical readers and does not differ in children with dyslexia. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 10, 2019Brain 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2019Drops in income may not only hurt the wallet, they may harm the brainExperiencing an income drop of 25% or more impacts brain health and cognitive ability during middle age. Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2019What the brains of people with excellent general knowledge look likeAn individual's level of general knowledge is associated with structural brain network connectivity. Fluid intelligence is best predicted by cortex volume in males, and by functional network connectivity in females. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 25, 2019What stress does to the brainA new study sheds light on how the brain changes as a result of chronic stress. Selective noradrenaline release rewires connectivity patterns between different brain regions. Activity in the amygdala and networks that process sensory stimuli increased. Read More
