Playing With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video Games
A neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours. ... Read More...
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‘Residual Echo’ of Ancient Humans in Scans May Hold Clues to Mental Disorders
A new study in Scientific Reports finds evidence from MRI scans suggests Neanderthal derived genetic variations affect how the brains of modern humans work. Findings may shed light on specific deficits seen in ASD and schizophrenia, researchers believe.... Read More...
Stress Hormone Cortisol Linked to Hippocampal Volume and Mood
Researchers discover smaller hippocampal gray matter volume in people who expressed higher or lower than average levels of cortisol in response to stress.... Read More...
O2 and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Reverses Brain Damage in Drowned Toddler
Doctors at LSU helped to reverse brain volume loss and restore cognitive function in a two year old girl following an accidental drowning incident. The researchers used hyperbaric oxygen therapy and normobaric oxygen to treat the girl. The treatment could prove to have a profound effect on the recovery of function in other patients who experience neurological damage as a result of drowning, the researchers say.... Read More...
Gray Matter Density Increases During Adolescence
While brain volume decreases during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, gray matter volume actually increases, researchers report.... Read More...
Brain Anatomy Differs in People with 22q Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia and Autism
Researchers have identified brain differences in people with a genetic risk factor for autism and schizophrenia.... Read More...
Everyday Chemicals May Affect Brain Development, Including Fetal IQ
Researchers look at the potentially negative role exposure to some common chemicals can have on brain development and IQ. ... Read More...
Loss of Spinal Nerve Fibers Not the Only Cause of Disability in MS
Researchers report spinal cord cross sectional area is not a good predictor of axonal loss in multiple sclerosis.... Read More...
Study Establishes Extent of Neuron Loss in Brains of People With Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers report demyelination may not be as good an indicator of the progression of MS as previously thought.... Read More...
Breast Milk May Aid White Matter Microstructural Organization in Preterm Babies
An important new study reveals breast feeding not only helps pass immunity onto infants and reduces the risk of obesity, it can also help preterm babies develop more robust white matter.... Read More...
Researchers Create a Roadmap of Bipolar Disorder and How It Affects the Brain
Reviewing brain scans of bipolar patients, researchers observe notable differences in the thickness of gray matter in areas of the brain associated with motivation and control inhibition compared to those without the disorder.... Read More...
Wiring of the ‘Little Brain’ Linked to Multiple Forms of Mental Illness
Researchers report differences in the cerebellum and pons could increase risk for multiple forms of mental illness.... Read More...