FeaturedNeuroscience·March 26, 2020How cognitive intelligence is a whole brain phenomenonEfficient connection pathways across the entire brain provide a neural network that supports general cognitive function and ability. Higher fractional anisotropy is associated with higher IQ. Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·December 5, 2016How the Hippocampus Influences Future ThinkingResearchers report the hippocampus isn't just important for remembering past events, it also plays a vital role in future planning. Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 11, 2016Traumatic Stress Changes Brains of Boys and Girls DifferentlyA new study reports an area of the brain associated with emotion appears to undergo accelerated maturation in teenage girls with PTSD, but not in their male peers with the condition. Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 31, 2016Addiction Cravings May Get Their Start Deep in the Right Side of the BrainA new neuroimaging study links alcohol cravings to the right ventral striatum. Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 11, 2016Predicting Language Deficits Following Strokes with Connectome Based ImagingResearchers report that, following a stroke, mapping the brain's white matter connections in addition to imaging tissue damage could help to predict which patients will have language deficits and how severe they may be. Read More
