Learning a New Language Changes Functionality and Structure of Brain NetworksAccording to a new study, learning a second language improves connections in brain networks for both young and older people.Read More
Depression and Overwhelming Guilt in Preschool Years Linked to Brain ChangesA new neuroimaging study finds the anterior insula is smaller in school aged children previously diagnosed with depression.Read More
Enriched Environments Hold Promise for Brain Injury PatientsAccording to a new study, an 'enriched environment' can help in rehabilitation for those with TBI.Read More
Playing Action Video Games Can Boost LearningAccording to a new study, playing action video games helps improve learning capabilities.Read More
Multiple Factors, Not Just Mental Illness, Tied to Gun Possession By YouthsOver 40 different behavioral factors are strongly associated with gun possession among youth.Read More
The Best Sensory Experience for Learning a Dance SequenceResearchers investigate the best way in which dancers learn their routines.Read More
Research Shows Easy to Walk Communities Can Blunt Cognitive DeclineLiving in a neighborhood considered to have good walkability factors can help slow cognitive decline in older adults, researchers report.Read More
Response to Threat Reduced by Reminders of AffectionA new study reports being shown images of others being cared for and loved reduces the brain's response to threat.Read More
Black and Hispanic Children Underrepresented in Autism IdentificationA new study reports an under-representation of black and Hispanic children being diagnosed with autism.Read More
Our Brain Dissociates Emotional Response from Explicit Memory in Fearful SituationsNew research describes how the brain encodes contextual memory and emotional response associated with a negative event.Read More
Coping with StressResearchers discover miR19b modulates behavioral response to chronic stress in mice.Read More
Pregnant Women with PTSD More Likely to Give Birth PrematurelyA new study reports pregnant women with PTSD are at increased risk of preterm birth.Read More
