Brookhaven National Laboratory

Gray matter in brain's control center linked to ability to process reward

The more gray matter you have in the decision-making, thought-processing part of your brain, the better your ability to evaluate rewards and consequences. That may seem like an obvious conclusion, but a new ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

EEG provides insight into drug-related choice in addiction, potential implications for rehabilitation

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and collaborators may have found a way to predict drug-addicted individuals' ...

Addiction created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PET scans monitor brain circuits activated by light, opening new window to brain diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new way ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast