Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain
Obesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.... Read More...
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All Too Human: The Price We Pay for Our Advanced Brains May Be a Greater Tendency to Disorders
Researchers report the neural code of the prefrontal cortex is more efficient than the amygdala in both humans and primates. The lower resistance of the amygdala to errors in humans may play a role in exaggerated survival responses, such as those seen in anxiety and PTSD.... Read More...
Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain
Researchers report a genetic mutation that causes structural abnormalities in the adolescent brain may predict an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life.... Read More...
A Protein that Divides the Brain
Researchers identify specific diffusible molecules that are essential for boundary formation in the brain.... Read More...
Neanderthal Gene Gives Clues to Human Brain Evolution
Researchers report modern humans who carry particular Neanderthal DNA fragments have slightly less rounded heads. The findings shed light on the evolution of modern brain shape and function.... Read More...
Checking Very Preterm Babies’ Head Size Can Help Identify Long Term IQ Problems
Measuring and monitoring the circumference of a preterm baby's head could help to predict intelligence later in life and identify potential neurocognitive problems. Researchers report faster head growth is linked to higher IQ scores at age 26.... Read More...
How Brain Structure Influences Performance on Language Tasks
A new computational model sheds light on how personal brain structure can influence our cognitive performance on language based tasks.... Read More...
Premature Brains Develop Differently in Boys and Girls
A new study reports the brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature females.... Read More...
Sugar Pills Provide Relief for Those with Chronic Pain
According to a new study, placebo sugar pills appear to relieve pain as effectively as medication for almost half of patients who suffer chronic pain. Researchers report those with chronic pain who received sugar pills felt a 30% reduction in symptoms.... Read More...
Dehydration Alters Human Brain Shape, Activity and Slackens Task Performance
According to researchers dehydration can lead to more errors on task performance. Additionally, fMRI neuroimaging showed dehydration can alter brain structure temporarily. ... Read More...
Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain
Researchers report the greater conversational turn taking between adults and children, the stronger the connections are between the Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the child's brain. ... Read More...
Complete Fly Brain Image at Nanoscale Resolution
HHMI researchers used electronic microscopy technology to generate a high resolution digital snapshot of the adult fruit fly brain.... Read More...