FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2018·3 min readChimpanzee Personality Traits Linked to Their Brain StructureResearchers report personality traits in chimpanzees are correlated to the size of their hippocampus. The study reports greater hippocampal volume is linked to an increase in alpha behavior and decreased self regulatory function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 1, 2018·3 min readDrinking Changes Young Adults’ Metabolite ProfileResearchers report metabolite profiles alter in young people who consume alcohol at socially acceptable levels. Additionally, researchers found reduced gray matter volume in young women who are heavy drinkers.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 27, 2018·5 min readYour Brain with a MigraineResearchers have identified electrical activity in the brain that is specific to the start of migraines. The new study reports spreading depolarization can be seen as a migraine begins, and an electrical current can be used to stop it in its tracks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2018·5 min readRelationship Between Socioeconomic Status and the Adult BrainAccording to researchers, the adult brain may be sensitive to social and economic factors. Researchers report in middle age, better socioeconomic status is associated with more efficient brain network organization and thicker gray matter.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 14, 2018·3 min readBrain Size Mediates the Association Between Height and Cognitive AbilityResearchers have identified a link between cortical surface area, height and cognitive ability. The study reports taller people have bigger cortices, which in turn is linked to better cognitive function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2018·6 min readPrenatal Choline Intake Increases Gray and White Matter: Piglet StudyResearchers report piglets of mothers who were fed a choline rich diet had increased white and gray matter in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 23, 2018·3 min readBeing Raised in Greener Neighborhoods May Have Beneficial Effects on Brain DevelopmentEarly 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 14, 2018·5 min readEveryday Activities Associated with More Gray Matter in Brains of Older AdultsTaking part in everyday physical activities, such as housework or gardening, is associated with higher gray matter density in older people, researcher report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 9, 2018·5 min readCannabinoids are Easier on the Brain Than BoozeA new study reveals long term alcohol use is much more damaging to the brain than marijuana. Researchers reveal long term alcohol use is linked to a decrease in both white and gray matter integrity in the hippocampus. However, no such decrease is associated with long term cannabis use.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 30, 2017·5 min readBrain Scans Reveal Why Rewards and Punishments Don’t Seem to Work on TeensResearchers investigate the teenage brain and answer questions as to why behaviors change so much during these years.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 27, 2017·4 min readStudy Shows Brain Impact of Youth FootballFollowing just one season, children who have a history of concussion and high impact exposure as a result playing football undergo significant brain changes, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2017·3 min readBrains of Children With Better Physical Fitness Posses Greater Gray Matter VolumeResearchers link physical fitness in children to increased gray matter volume in areas of the brain implicated in language processing and reading skills.Read More
