FeaturedPsychology·July 24, 2015·3 min readStructure of Brain Explains Ability to Regulate EmotionsAccording to a new study, people who have problems regulating their emotions have smaller gray matter volume in the orbitofrontal cortex.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 22, 2015·3 min readLoopy Tunes: Brain Structure Differences Explain Why Some Tunes Stick in Our HeadsDo you get annoyed by that one tune going round and round in your head? Blame it on your cortical thickness.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 20, 2015·4 min readThe Detrimental Effects of Poverty on the Developing BrainA 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
FeaturedPsychology·July 16, 2015·4 min readBilingual People Have More Gray MatterA 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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 14, 2015·4 min readBrain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant DrugsAccording 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
FeaturedNeurology·June 8, 2015·5 min readStudy Links Surgical Anesthesia to Lower IQ and Decreased Gray Matter Density in Young ChildrenA new study reports children who received general anesthetic prior to the age of four had lower IQ, decreased gray matter density in posterior areas of the brain and diminished language comprehension.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2015·3 min readTBI Patients Show Signs of Faster Brain AgingAccording to a new study, patients with TBI show brain structure changes most often seen in older people.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 5, 2015·2 min readBrain Structure Varies Depending on How Trusting People Are of OthersA new neuroimaging study shows differences in brain structure according to how trusting people are of others.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2015·3 min readStudy Maps Extroversion Types in the Brain’s AnatomyA new study uses MRI technology to map the neuroanatomical differences and similarities in two different kinds of extroverts.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·February 5, 2015·4 min readForever Young: Meditation Might Slow the Age-Related Loss of Gray Matter in the BrainNew brain research findings suggest long-term meditation may lead to less age-related gray matter atrophy in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2014·4 min readMany Older Brains Have Plasticity, but in a Different PlaceWhite matter changes in older adults to allow for learning, while in younger adults changes are seen in gray matter, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 14, 2014·4 min readOrphanage Care Linked to Thinner Brain Tissue in Regions Related to ADHDA new neuroimaging study reports Romanian children who spent their early years in orphanages often have thinner brain tissue in cortical areas corresponding to attention and impulse control.Read More
