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Featured Psychology

·January 7, 2016·5 min read

What Are The Odds of That? Risky Gambling Choices Influenced by Single Brain Connection

Findings could help in understanding and developing treatments for gambling addiction, researchers suggest.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·December 3, 2015·4 min read

Insufficient Iron Intake During Pregnancy Has Effect on Infant’s Brain Development

A new study reports inadequate iron intake during pregnancy can have implications for infant brain development.

Featured Genetics

·November 17, 2015·3 min read

Mutated Gene Wreaks Havoc on White Matter

Findings may shed light into the mechanism that controls the course of multiple sclerosis.

Featured Neurology

·September 21, 2015·5 min read

Could Daily Limb Compression Reduce Dementia Risk?

Researchers are looking at whether short, daily bouts of limb compression can help to reduce dementia.

Illustration of blood flow in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·September 18, 2015·2 min read

Early Brain Damage From Hypertension Detected by New Imaging Technique

Researchers report that a new imaging technique has found some people with hypertension also have signs of early brain damage.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 14, 2015·5 min read

Researchers Rediscover and Map ‘Lost’ Brain Structure

Researchers map an area of the brain which has been absent from text books for almost 100 years. They believe this area could play an important role in how we understand the world.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 24, 2015·3 min read

Physical Activity Improves Mental Flexibility in Older Adults

Older people who engage in regular physical activity have more intact white matter and have more variable brain activity than their less active peers, a new study reports.

This image shows anatomical fibers that constitute the white matter architecture of the human brain.

Featured Neurology

·August 10, 2015·5 min read

Brain Structure Differences in Some Former NFL Players Who Started Playing Football Early

Former NFL players who started playing tackle football before the age of 12 have greater risk for altered brain development than those players who started later, a new study reports.

This image shows the location of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·July 7, 2015·4 min read

Decreased Brain Network Connectivity Responsible for Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis

According to a new study, people with multiple sclerosis exhibit weaker connections between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and posterior brain regions.