Exercise Benefits Brains and Blood Flow Changes in Older Adults
Exercise is associated with improved brain function and a decrease in cerebral blood flow in older people with mild cognitive impairment, a new study reports. ... Read More...
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Personality and Mood Affect Brain Response to Personal Choice
Researchers report personality traits and psychological health impact how we value personal control when making decisions. The study reports brain activity in the motivation system is dampened in those with passive personalities and depression when we receive rewards that we have earned or feel in personal control of situations.... Read More...
MDMA Makes People Cooperative, But Not Gullible
Researchers report MDMA, the main compound in ecstasy, helps people to cooperate better, but only when the other person is trustworthy.... Read More...
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. ... Read More...
Brain Signature of Depressed Mood Identified
A new study reveals common brain activity patterns associated with depressive moods. ... Read More...
Does Neuroscience Hold the Key to Understanding the Criminal Mind?
According to a new study those with higher criminal tendencies choose to take risks and gamble more than law abiding citizens.... Read More...
‘Compulsivity Circuit’ in Heavy Drinkers Identified
Researchers identify a driving network for compulsivity in those with alcohol use disorders. The study reports heavy drinkers have more activity in the prefronal cortex, insular and striatum, areas of the brain critical for reward and decision making.... Read More...
Dominant Men Make Decisions Faster
Regardless of social context, highly dominant males respond faster in situations where decisions need to be made, a new study reports.... Read More...
New Facts Concerning Working Memory in Children Uncovered
Researchers shed new light on the role the insula and frontoparietal brain regions play in a child's working memory.... Read More...
A New Model For How Brain Reward Response May Impact Anorexia
Researchers report the brain's response to taste stimuli is linked to higher anxiety and a drive for thinness in those with anorexia.... Read More...
Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation Response Have Different Effects on Brain Function
A new study reports relaxation exercises strengthens coupling between brain areas associated with deliberate control, while mindfulness strengthens coupling between areas associated with sensory awareness and perception.... Read More...
Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain
Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.... Read More...