FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 10, 2016·3 min readEarly Marijuana Use May Have Long Term Effects on Brain DevelopmentA new study reports people who started using marijuana before the age of 16 showed signs of arrested brain development in the prefrontal cortex. However, those who started using after the age of 16 showed the opposite effect.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2016·3 min readPeople Who Experience Rage Attacks Have Smaller ‘Emotional Brains’A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder have significantly lower gray matter volume in the frontolimbic region of the brain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 21, 2015·3 min readYour Brain on Booze: Why Alcohol Makes the Brain Feel Good and BadResearchers explain what happens to our brain when we have an alcoholic drink.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 17, 2015·6 min readBrain Development Altered by Early Childhood DepressionResearchers discover the brains of children who suffered clinical depression as preschoolers had thinner gray matter in areas of the brain associated with emotional processing.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 9, 2015·4 min readGray Matter Reduced in Youths With Behavioral ProblemsResearchers find differences in brain structure in teens with behavioral problems.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 3, 2015·4 min readInsufficient Iron Intake During Pregnancy Has Effect on Infant’s Brain DevelopmentA new study reports inadequate iron intake during pregnancy can have implications for infant brain development.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 9, 2015·3 min readAbility to Recognize Objects and Faces Can Be Predicted by Thickness of Gray MatterAccording to a new study, the thickness of the fusiform face area can predict a person's ability to recognize faces and objects.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 3, 2015·5 min readRight Side of Brain Can Compensate for Loss of Speech Following a StrokeAccording to a new study, speech can be recovered on the right side of the brain following a stroke.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 29, 2015·3 min readPersonality Traits of Chimpanzees’ Linked to Brain Structure AnatomyNew discoveries about chimpanzees plays an important role in the neurobiological foundation of personality traits, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 18, 2015·2 min readEarly Brain Damage From Hypertension Detected by New Imaging TechniqueResearchers report that a new imaging technique has found some people with hypertension also have signs of early brain damage.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 27, 2015·6 min readBrain Structure Differences Suggest Teens May Not ‘Grow Out of’ ADHDA new study reports gray matter deficits in the caudate nucleus could mean that adolescents with ADHD may not grow out of the disorder.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 17, 2015·4 min readReduced Gray Matter Volume Following Chemoradiation in Glioblastoma PatientsResearchers discover reduced gray matter volume and enlarged ventricular spaces in the brains of glioblastoma patients who have undergone chemoradiation therapies. The brain changes appear early and are progressive.Read More
