FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 17, 2014·4 min readStudy Links Physical Activity in Older Adults to Brain White Matter IntegrityResearchers discover a strong association between the structural integrity of white matter tracks in the brain and the level of physical activity older people engage in daily.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 16, 2014·5 min readADHD Brain Study Finds Slower Development of Key ConnectionsConnections between key brain networks develop more slowly in children and teens with ADHD, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 16, 2014·2 min readNeuroscientists Decode Vegetative State Experiences with Hitchcock FilmA new study combines neuroimaging with Hitchcock movies to detect consciousness in patients in vegetative states.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 15, 2014·3 min readStudy First to Use Brain Scans to Forecast Early Reading DifficultiesResearchers use brain scans to predict how young children learn to read.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 15, 2014·2 min readResearchers Find Neural Compensation in People with Alzheimer’s Related ProteinResearchers report the brain is able to compensate for a buildup of beta amyloid, a protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 11, 2014·3 min readScientists Map White Matter Connections Within the Human BrainResearchers develop new technology which allows for more accurate mapping of the connections within white matter tissue in the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 10, 2014·4 min readMRI Shows Gray Matter Myelin Loss Strongly Related to MS DisabilityA new MRI study finds myelin loss in the gray matter of people's brains with MS is closely correlated with the severity of the disease.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·September 5, 2014·2 min readBrain Mechanism Underlying the Recognition of Hand Gestures Develops Even When BlindA new study reports the brain mechanisms of congenitally blind and sighted individuals share common regions when recognizing human hand gestures.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·September 5, 2014·4 min readSensory SensitivityResearchers discover the vascular system in the brain is altered by sensory stimulation and deprivation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 4, 2014·3 min readVisualising Plastic Changes to the BrainA new study illustrates the neural effects of TMS with high resolution imaging.Read More