How Intensive Instruction Changes Brain Circuitry in Struggling Readers
Eight weeks of specialized tutoring helps strengthen white matter connections in those with dyslexia, helping to improve reading performance, researchers say.... Read More...
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Social Rejection Can Lead to Violence But, Mindfulness May Be the Solution
A new study reveals mindfulness can act as a buffer against the pain and distress of social rejection.... Read More...
Foods Combining Carbs and Fats More Rewarding That Just Carbs or Fats Alone
A new study reports foods that contain both carbs and fats evoke greater response in the brain's reward center than foods that contain either just carbs or fats.... Read More...
When Emotional Memories Intrude, Focusing on Context Could Help
A new study reveals focusing attention to the context of a memory, rather than the emotional aspects, increases activity in brain regions associated with executive function and attention.... Read More...
Hypertension May Cause Dementia
An MRI study reveals neuroimaging can detect early signs of neurological damage in people with hypertension before symptoms of dementia occur.... 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...
Neural Activity Sheds Light on the Origins of Consciousness
A new EEG and fMRI study of epilepsy patients may reveal clues about the origins of consciousness. Researchers report activity in the frontal lobe changes 2 seconds before patients report an alteration in perception, and activity in the medial temporal lobe changes one second prior to them reporting.... Read More...
Children with Kidney Disease Show Blood Flow Changes in Brain
According to a new study, children and young adults with chronic kidney disease have changes in cerebral blood flow that could increase the risk of cognitive impairment.... Read More...
Smoking and Diabetes Linked to Brain Calcifications
Researchers report people who are diabetic or who smoke are more likely to have calcification in the hippocampus. The study hypothesized hippocampal calcification may contribute to cognitive deterioration and brain atrophy.... 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...
Unique Patient Offers Insight into the Brain’s Quest to See
A patient missing most of her occipital lobes on both sides of the brain is helping researchers shed light on how the brain processes objects in motion. ... Read More...
Larger Sample Size Needed to Increase Reproducibility in Neuroscience Studies
Researchers say typical neuroimaging studies generally utilize small sample sizes, making them a challenge for other neuroscientists to replicate.... Read More...