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Featured Genetics Neurology Visual Neuroscience

·July 26, 2022·4 min read

Changes in the Retina Can Be Linked to Parts of the Brain of Healthy Subjects at Risk of Alzheimer’s

In cognitively healthy people with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's, retinal changes have been associated with alterations in the entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, and lingual gyrus. Researchers say retinal changes can be used to track changes in brain structures associated with Alzheimer's in those with genetic risk factors.

This shows brain scans with the lingual gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus highlighted

Featured Neuroscience Pain

·February 28, 2022·1 min read

Nostalgia Can Relieve Pain

Viewing nostalgic images of items and scenes associated with childhood can help to reduce pain perception.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 28, 2018·4 min read

Differences Between Combined and Isolated Cannabis and Nicotine Use on Brain Networks

Researchers say those who use both cannabis and nicotine have greater brain connectivity that those who take one or the other. The networks of those who used both substances closely resembled those who people who took neither drug.