FeaturedPsychology·October 13, 2015·4 min readBehavioral Symptoms of Schizophrenia Linked to Features of Brain’s AnatomyAbnormalities in different areas of the corpus callosum appear to be associated with different schizophrenia symptoms, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 6, 2015·4 min readPredicting How Alzheimer’s Disease Will Affect the BrainResearchers report they are developing a new computer system which uses demographic, genetic and clinical data to help predict how Alzheimer's disease will affect the patient's brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·July 10, 2015·6 min readGeometry of Human Brain’s Cerebral Cortex Correlates with Genetic HeritageNew findings about the brain's anatomy could lead to personalized medicine approaches for diagnosing and treating neurological disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 17, 2015·4 min readLink Between Family Income, Academic Achievement and Cortical Thickness DiscoveredA new study reports researchers have identified a link between academic achievement, parental income and cortical thickness in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 17, 2014·5 min readMajor Brain Pathway Rediscovered after Century Old Confusion and ControversyResearchers 'rediscover' a neural pathway and provide new analytical tools which allow for easy identification of the brain structure.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurology·November 4, 2014·3 min readBrain Anatomy Differences Between Autistic and Typically Developing Individuals Are IndistinguishableA new study reports the brain anatomy in MRI scans of those with autism and typically developing individuals is virtually indistinguishable above the age of six.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 16, 2014·3 min readBrain Structure of Kidney Donors May Make Them More AltruisticAccording to a new neuroimaging study, people who donate their kidneys to strangers have significantly different brain structures to those who don't.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 9, 2014·2 min readBrain Structure Could Predict Risky BehaviorAccording to researchers, the volume of your parietal cortex could predict whether or not you are a risk taker.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 25, 2014·2 min readBigger Brains Could Help Us See BetterResearchers discover increased brain size in areas such as the visual cortex are an essential element of evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 13, 2014·3 min readBrain Size Influences Development of Individual Cranial BonesResearchers report that brain size influences the development of individual cranial bones.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 27, 2014·3 min readAfter Death, Twin Brains Show Similar Patterns of Neuropathologic ChangesResearchers compared the brains of twins where one, or both, died with Alzheimer's disease. They discovered many of the twins not only had similar progressions of the disease before death, but also similar combinations of pathologies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2014·7 min readA Road Map and Dictionary for the BrainResearchers produce a comprehensive atlas of neuroanatomical and computational centers in the brains of fruit flies.Read More