Early life exposure to greenspace may result in beneficial structural changes in the developing brain, researchers report. The study found children who grew up in areas surrounded by greenspace had better working memory and were more attentive than those who lived in more urban environments.
Growing up speaking two or more languages was associated with increased gray matter in the brain during adulthood.
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.
Neuroimaging reveals Holocaust survivors have decreased gray matter in brain structures associated with emotional processing, memory, and social cognition. Early results show similar neuroanatomical changes in the children of survivors, suggesting an epigenetic link.
Researchers have identified brain differences in people with a genetic risk factor for autism and schizophrenia.
Researchers discover significant sex-based brain anatomy differences between males and females with dyslexia.
A new neuroimaging study reveals the brains of teenage girls who self harm show similar features to adults with borderline personality disorder.
Researchers find significant differences in the brains of teens with bipolar disorder that attempt to take their lives over those with the disorder who have never attempted suicide.
Researchers discover the brains of children who suffered clinical depression as preschoolers had thinner gray matter in areas of the brain associated with emotional processing.
Children who stutter have less gray matter in key areas of the brain responsible for speech production, a new study reports.
Children with binge eating disorders have differences in gray matter density compared to their peers who do not experience overeating disorders.
Neuroimaging study reveals teens with more gray matter in the caudate nucleus and left cerebellum were at increased risk of problem alcohol use over time. The findings reinforce the idea that brain structure differences may contribute to both psychiatric and substance use disorders.