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·January 16, 2020·4 min read

Are bigger brains better?

Greater hippocampal volume is not always a reliable predictor of learning and memory ability in older adults. Faster learning was only found in older adults who had both greater hippocampal volume and more uniform white matter connections to other parts of the brain.

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·January 12, 2020·5 min read

Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea

Reduction in tongue fat volume is the main link between weight loss and sleep apnea improvement.

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·January 12, 2020·3 min read

Peering into the genome of brain tumor

A new convolutional neural network that utilizes MRI brain scans can forecast genetic mutations in glioma brain tumors.

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·January 11, 2020·6 min read

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Language difficulties associated with primary progressive aphasia differ depending on a person's native language, a new study reports. Native English speakers with PPA have more trouble pronouncing words, while those who speak Italian had fewer pronunciation problems but tend to produce shorter and grammatically simpler sentences.

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·January 8, 2020·7 min read

Lifestyle choices could slow familial frontotemporal dementia

Those with a genetic predisposition to frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can become resilient to the neurodegenerative disease by remaining physically and mentally active.

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·January 5, 2020·5 min read

Up to 10,000 people could be living with rare neurological disorders

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS), two atypical parkinsonian syndromes, may be twice as common as previously believed, researchers report.

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·January 3, 2020·3 min read

Your Brain: Individual & Unique

Individual variations define a specific structural fingerprint with a direct impact on the functional organization of individual brains. The findings stress the importance of using individual models to understand brain function.

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·January 3, 2020·4 min read

Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control during adolescence

Structure and functional coupling in the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex supports age relates improvements in executive abilities.

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·December 31, 2019·7 min read

Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses

Scenes of justified and unjustified violence in movies activate different areas of the adolescent brain. Unjustified violence activates the lateral orbital frontal cortex, while scenes where violence appears justified, activates the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

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·December 27, 2019·3 min read

Can MRI predict intelligence levels in children?

Combining deep learning technology with MRI brain scans, researchers were able to predict fluid intelligence in children.

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·December 12, 2019·4 min read

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

Yoga has a positive effect on the structure and function of key brain areas associated with memory. Findings provide evidence that yoga may hold promise in mitigating age-related and neurodegenerative decline.

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·December 9, 2019·3 min read

How playing the drums changes the brain

Drummers have higher microstructural diffusion in the corpus callosum, an area of the brain that connects the two hemispheres and which plays a critical role in motor planning.

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MRI

Are bigger brains better?

Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea

Peering into the genome of brain tumor

Speech-disrupting brain disease reflects patients’ native tongue

Lifestyle choices could slow familial frontotemporal dementia

Up to 10,000 people could be living with rare neurological disorders

Your Brain: Individual & Unique

Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control during adolescence

Justified and unjustified movie violence evokes different brain responses

Can MRI predict intelligence levels in children?

Experts review evidence yoga is good for the brain

How playing the drums changes the brain

Progesterone Exposure Linked to Gene Alterations in Male Brains

Reducing Visceral Fat Protects the Brain for Decades

Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion

Beyond the Gym: Why Your Brain Craves Creatine

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