A neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.
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.
Researchers discover smaller hippocampal gray matter volume in people who expressed higher or lower than average levels of cortisol in response to stress.
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.
While brain volume decreases during the transition from childhood to young adulthood, gray matter volume actually increases, researchers report.
Researchers have identified brain differences in people with a genetic risk factor for autism and schizophrenia.
Researchers look at the potentially negative role exposure to some common chemicals can have on brain development and IQ.
Researchers report spinal cord cross sectional area is not a good predictor of axonal loss in multiple sclerosis.
Researchers report demyelination may not be as good an indicator of the progression of MS as previously thought.
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.
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.
Researchers report differences in the cerebellum and pons could increase risk for multiple forms of mental illness.
