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·December 7, 2022·5 min read

How Trauma Changes the Brain

Researchers discover changes to the brain's salience network occur when a person experiences trauma.

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·April 12, 2021·5 min read

How Spanking May Affect Brain Development in Children

Corporal punishment may detrimentally harm brain development, a new study reports. Previous studies have revealed links between spanking and psychological problems, including depression and anxiety. The new study found children who experienced spanking as a form of punishment demonstrated greater activation in areas of the prefrontal cortex in response to fearful stimuli.

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·July 31, 2020·3 min read

‘Talkative’ Brain Regions Create Self-Control Challenges for Teens With Obesity

Obesity risk in teens appears to be associated with stronger connectivity within and between regions of the brain implicated in determining the salience of stimuli. This may have implications for reward processing. Researchers report executive control efforts in the brain decrease when salience and reward-processing regions are engaged in teens with obesity.

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·September 20, 2019·4 min read

Why is the brain disturbed by harsh sounds?

Harsh noises, such as alarm bells and sirens, hold the brain's attention by stimulating its aversion networks.

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·September 9, 2019·3 min read

‘Superagers’ over 80 have the memory and brain connectivity of twenty-somethings

Both the default mode network and salience network in superagers had stronger connectivity than typical older adults and similar connectivity as younger adults. Superagers performed similarly to young adults and better than typical older adults in recognition and episodic memory tasks.

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·August 30, 2019·5 min read

White matter affects how people respond to brain stimulation therapy

Microscopic alterations in white matter may affect how patients with neurological conditions respond to non-invasive electrical brain stimulation.

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·May 28, 2019·4 min read

Music helps to build the brains of very premature babies

Music specially composed for preterm babies helps strengthen the development of neural networks and may help to limit neurodevelopmental delays often experienced by those born prematurely.

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·April 24, 2019·4 min read

CBD reduces impairment caused by cannabis

Cannabidiol may buffer the effects of THC on the brain for those who use marijuana. Marijuana with a higher CBD content restores disruptions to the salience network caused by THC exposure.

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·January 3, 2019·3 min read

Disrupted Networks Link Overlapping Cognitive Deficits in Psychiatric Disorder

A new meta analysis study identifies dysfunction of neurocognitive networks across multiple psychiatric disorders.

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·October 26, 2018·5 min read

How the Brain Decides What to Learn

The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.

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·September 11, 2018·4 min read

Neural Link Between Altruism and Empathy Toward Strangers

Researchers report those who enter into an altruistic act, such as donating a kidney to an anonymous recipient, are more sensitive to a stranger's fear and pain.