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·July 28, 2019·4 min read

Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues

Stress can have an impact on voice disorders. Researchers found those with higher salivary cortisol levels also exhibited brain activity that impacted the larynx. Those who were more introverted were more likely to have stress reactions related to speech.

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·May 27, 2019·4 min read

Altered Brain Activity in Antisocial Teenagers

Neuroimaging reveals lower activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and angular gyrus in teenage girls with conduct disorder. Findings suggest that a reduction in prefrontal brain regions and functional connectivity during effortful emotional regulations contribute to behaviors associated with antisocial behavior in teenage girls.

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·April 23, 2019·5 min read

Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain

Obesity is associated with alterations in brain structure, including lower gray matter volume and smaller globus pallidus volume.

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·January 16, 2019·3 min read

Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain

Researchers report a genetic mutation that causes structural abnormalities in the adolescent brain may predict an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life.

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·December 13, 2018·4 min read

Neanderthal Gene Gives Clues to Human Brain Evolution

Researchers report modern humans who carry particular Neanderthal DNA fragments have slightly less rounded heads. The findings shed light on the evolution of modern brain shape and function.

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·December 12, 2018·4 min read

How Bullying Affects the Brain

A new study reports children and teens who face chronic bullying have altered brain structure, as well as problems with anxiety and depression. Researchers found those who were bullies had structural changes to the putamen and caudate, contributing to the development of anxiety related behaviors and emotional processing.

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·November 19, 2018·6 min read

Playing High School Football Changes the Teenage Brain

Researchers say a single season of playing high school football is all it takes to cause microscopic alterations to the structure of the brain.

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·September 6, 2018·4 min read

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene May Aggravate Neurological Air Pollution Effects in Children

According to researchers, children who carry the APOE4 gene and who are exposed to air pollution have higher behavior problem scores and their attention capacity was slower to develop.

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·May 15, 2018·4 min read

Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction

Researchers report a single session of transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce drug cue reactivity for those with substance abuse problems.

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·November 30, 2017·2 min read

Brain’s Appetite Regulator Disrupted in Obese Teens

A new study reports obese teens have disrupted connectivity between numerous areas of the brain involved in appetite regulation.

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·August 21, 2017·3 min read

Afternoon Slump in Reward Response

A new Journal of Neuroscience study reveals the activation of a brain area associated with reward response early in the afternoon.

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·August 14, 2017·2 min read

Study Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in Brain

According to UT Dallas researchers, chronic cannabis users extract more oxygen from brain blood flow and have higher cerebral blood flow than nonusers.

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Frog in your throat? Stress might be to blame for vocal issues

Obesity linked with differences in form and structure of the brain

Schizophrenia Linked to Genetic Structural Abnormalities in Adolescent Brain

Neanderthal Gene Gives Clues to Human Brain Evolution

How Bullying Affects the Brain

Playing High School Football Changes the Teenage Brain

Alzheimer’s Risk Gene May Aggravate Neurological Air Pollution Effects in Children

Magnetic Stimulation Dampens Brain Response to Drug Cues in Addiction

Brain’s Appetite Regulator Disrupted in Obese Teens

Afternoon Slump in Reward Response

Study Connects Chronic Cannabis Use to Oxygen Changes in Brain

Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language

Brain Conductors Find Precise Connection to Target Cells via Protein Handshake

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