FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2016·7 min readBrain Disruptions Similar Across Many Emotional DisordersResearchers discover common white matter abnormalities in multiple emotional disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 26, 2016·5 min readWhat Happens When the Brain is Artificially StimulatedA new study describes how stimulating a single region of the brain affects the activation of other regions.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 6, 2016·5 min read‘Traffic Jam’ in Brain Linked to Common Cognitive DisorderAccording to researchers, a simple MRI brain scan could help diagnose people with a common cognitive disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 4, 2016·4 min readBrains of Overweight People ‘Ten Years Older’ Than Leaner Counterparts in Middle AgeOverweight people have a widespread reduction of their white matter compared to their leaner counterparts of the same age, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 26, 2016·5 min readChanges in Teen Brain Structure Provide Clues to Onset of Mental Health ProblemsResearchers have mapped structural changes that occur during development in the teenage brain and provide an explanation as to how some of these changes may predict mental health problems that can occur during late adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 11, 2016·8 min readPredicting 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 6, 2016·4 min readDecreased Connectivity Between Brain Regions For Those With Anger DisorderAccording to a new study, people with impulsive aggression have a weakened connection between areas of the brain associated with language processing, social interaction and sensory input.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 13, 2016·4 min readStrokes Damage the Blood-Spinal Cord BarrierA new study reports on how ischemic stroke can cause long term damage to the blood-spinal cord barrier.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2016·5 min readSuccess in Second Language Learning Linked to Genetic and Brain MeasuresSuccess at learning a second language may be a result of your genetics and brain structure, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 10, 2016·5 min readInvisible Wounds of War Now Able to be SeenResearchers have discovered a unique pattern of scarring in the brains of those who were exposed to blast brain injuries that differs from those exposed to other types of head injury.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2016·6 min readMethotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to MultitaskAccording to researchers, pediatric leukemia patients exposed to high levels of methotrexate are more likely to have problems with mental flexibility and other cognitive skills as long term survivors.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 2, 2016·4 min readPutting Brains Together for Clearer Picture of Alzheimer’s CauseA new technique using phosphorus boosts the visibility of iron in the brain.Read More
