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·December 21, 2015·3 min read

Wired for Gaming: Brain Differences in Compulsive Gamers

A new study reports chronic video game playing is associated with hyperconnectivity between a number of brain networks, and reveals why these brain changes could be both beneficial and harmful.

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·December 18, 2015·4 min read

Neuroimaging Technology Offers New Approach to Studying Parkinsonian Syndromes

New technology is allowing researchers to better understand the role of the prefrontal cortex in movement and standing.

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·December 9, 2015·4 min read

Gray Matter Reduced in Youths With Behavioral Problems

Researchers find differences in brain structure in teens with behavioral problems.

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·November 30, 2015·3 min read

Genetic Variants Associated with Schizophrenia Influence Gene Activity in Developing Brain

Researchers shed ligh on how DNA sequence variation influences gene activity in brain development.

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·November 24, 2015·5 min read

Brain Map Shows How Schizophrenia Symptoms are Linked to Distinct Neural Circuits

A neuroimaging study links the different symptoms of schizophrenia to neurological disruption in multiple brain areas.

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·November 6, 2015·4 min read

Possible Depression Signature in TBI Discovered

Researchers have identified a potential brain based biomarker that could help identify TBI patients at risk for depression.

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·October 28, 2015·5 min read

Response to Lithium Can Be Predicted by Bipolar Patients’ Brain Cells

Study reveals why some people with bipolar disorder respond to lithium while others don't.

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·October 15, 2015·4 min read

When Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Crime

A new study reports people with TBI struggle with appropriate discipline in family, social and work life.

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·September 29, 2015·3 min read

Personality Traits of Chimpanzees’ Linked to Brain Structure Anatomy

New discoveries about chimpanzees plays an important role in the neurobiological foundation of personality traits, researchers report.

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·September 23, 2015·5 min read

Neural Taskmaster: How the Rostrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Keeps Us on Task

Researchers report on the important role the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex plays in keeping us on task.

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·September 16, 2015·5 min read

Punishment Decisions Enabled by Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

A new study reveals the dorsolateral prefronal cortex integrates information about blameworthiness and helps us to determine an appropriate level of punishment.