Study Reveals Roots of OCD
A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...
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SPECT Imaging Predicts Outcomes For Those with Depression
A new SPECT imaging study reveals those with treatment resistant depression have lower cerebral blood flow within the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.... Read More...
Modern Human Brain Organization Emerged Only Recently
Max Planck researchers reveal Homo sapiens fossils show a gradual evolution of the human brain towards its current shape.... Read More...
The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland
A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.... Read More...
Watch Out! Brain Network Calculates Impact of Approaching Object
A new study investigates how the a specific brain network tracks the location and speed of an object, helping animals to prepare for imminent impact.... Read More...
Important Aspect of the Brain’s Navigational System Identified
Researchers have identified a neurobiological basis for the processing and reactivation of spatial information in rodents.... Read More...
Brain Rewires Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind People
Researchers report on the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes that occur in those born blind that are not present in the brains of people born with sight.... Read More...
How Kids’ Brains Respond To A Late Night Up
A new study reports the parieto-occipital areas of the brain appear to be more susceptible to a lack of sleep in children.... Read More...
Developing Brain Regions in Children Hardest Hit by Sleep Deprivation
Researchers report sleep deprivation affects the parietal and occipital lobes in children, along with myelin levels in the visual system.... Read More...
Math Difficulties May Reflect Problems in a Critical Learning System in the Brain
Researchers have developed a new theory of how developmental math disability occurs.... Read More...
Study Details How Zika Disrupts Fetal Brain Development
Researchers report they have been able to successfully document the abnormal brain development of a fetus following the mother contracting Zika virus during pregnancy.... Read More...
Twin Study Helps Unravel Genetic Blueprint of the Human Brain
A new study has unlocked important clues about how genes influence the development of gray matter structures in the brain.... Read More...