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·August 15, 2017·5 min read

Firmer, Fitter Frame Linked to Firmer, Fitter Brain

Using magnetic resonance elastography, researchers find people who are aerobically fit tend to have a more elastic and firmer hippocampus.

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·August 15, 2017·5 min read

Brain Responses to Lip-Reading Can Benefit Cochlear Implant Users

Contrary to common belief, lip reading can have a beneficial effect for those with cochlear implants. Researchers found the more a person's brain responded to lip reading, the more responsive the brain became to sound delivered through the implant.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

New Machine Learning Program Shows Promise For Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that integrates Alzheimer's indicators from MRI measurements to predict patients with the neurodegenerative disease.

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·August 14, 2017·4 min read

Why Expensive Wine Appears to Taste Better

Researchers reveal how our brain's reward system tricks us into thinking a more expensive bottle of wine tastes better.

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·August 14, 2017·8 min read

Lower Brain Serotonin Levels Linked to Dementia

A new Johns Hopkins University study adds further evidence to the link between serotonin and dementia. According to researchers, lower serotonin levels may play a key role in memory decline and drive the progression of Alzheimer's.

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·August 11, 2017·2 min read

Does Widespread Pain Spread From the Brain?

Neuroimaging study reveals people who report widespread pain have increased gray matter and functional connectivity in sensory and motor areas of the brain.

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·August 11, 2017·3 min read

What Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?

Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.

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·August 10, 2017·3 min read

Why Do Some People Stay Sharp As They Age?

Researchers are embarking on a new study to answer how some people are able to stay sharper than others as they age.

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·August 9, 2017·4 min read

Playing With Your Brain: The Negative Impact of Action Video Games

A neuroimaging study reveals response learners show a decrease in hippocampal gray matter after playing action based video games for 90 hours.

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·August 8, 2017·6 min read

MRI Reveals Striking Brain Differences in People With Genetics Autism

Researchers have performed an MRI study of people with a common form of genetic autism. They discovered those with abnormalities on 16p11.2 had structural abnormalities with the corpus callosum and white matter volume.

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·August 7, 2017·4 min read

Women Have More Active Brains Than Men

A large scale SPECT imaging study reveals women's brains are significantly more active in more regions than males, including the prefronal cortex and limbic areas. Visual and areas associated with coordination were more active in males, researchers noted.

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·August 6, 2017·4 min read

Mapping Mutations That Drive Tumors in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Researchers have identified a specific rearrangement involving the NF2 gene that appears to cause radiation induced meningiomas. The Nature Communication study reports this mutation could be a basis for why many long term pediatric cancer survivors go on to develop brain tumors later in life.

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