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·February 23, 2018·3 min read

Being Raised in Greener Neighborhoods May Have Beneficial Effects on Brain Development

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.

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·September 2, 2020·4 min read

Bilingual Children May Lose Less Brain Matter as They Grow Up

Growing up speaking two or more languages was associated with increased gray matter in the brain during adulthood.

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·July 16, 2015·4 min read

Bilingual People Have More Gray Matter

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.

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·July 1, 2019·2 min read

Biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors revealed

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.

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·May 25, 2017·5 min read

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.

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·May 8, 2013·2 min read

Brain Anatomy of Dyslexia Is Not the Same in Men and Women, Boys and Girls

Researchers discover significant sex-based brain anatomy differences between males and females with dyslexia.

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·November 13, 2018·5 min read

Brain Changes Found in Self-Injuring Teen Girls Similar to BPD

A new neuroimaging study reveals the brains of teenage girls who self harm show similar features to adults with borderline personality disorder.

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·February 2, 2017·4 min read

Brain Circuits May Reveal Which Young People Are Likely to Commit Suicide

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.

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·December 17, 2015·6 min read

Brain Development Altered by Early Childhood Depression

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.

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·October 10, 2013·2 min read

Brain Development Differs in Children Who Stutter

Children who stutter have less gray matter in key areas of the brain responsible for speech production, a new study reports.

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·March 15, 2022·4 min read

Brain Differences in Young Children With Binge Eating Disorder

Children with binge eating disorders have differences in gray matter density compared to their peers who do not experience overeating disorders.

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·July 2, 2019·3 min read

Brain imaging may help identify teens at risk of increasing alcohol use

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.

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