Genetics
How does our brain fold? Study reveals new genetic insights
New research is helping unlock the mystery of how the brain folds as a baby develops in the womb—a process critical to healthy brain function.
Jul 1, 2020
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Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence for very young brains
Canadian scientists have developed an innovative new technique that uses artificial intelligence to better define the different sections of the brain in newborns during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam.
Mar 26, 2020
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Neuroscience
First genetic map of the cerebral cortex produced in collaborative effort
A major international collaboration has produced the first genetic map of the cerebral cortex, identifying more than 300 genetic variants that influence the structure of the key brain region.
Mar 20, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
You might just be addicted: Smartphone use physically affects your brain, study says
In a world that relies on people having smartphones—from work emails to cashless businesses—developing an addiction to your device is becoming increasingly difficult. While some think it's only a mental issue, a new study ...
Feb 20, 2020
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Neuroscience
Unexpected immune response in brain, spinal cord could offer clues to treating neurological diseases
An unexpected research finding is providing new information that could lead to new treatments of certain neurological diseases and disorders, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and spinal cord injury.
Jan 30, 2020
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Cardiology
Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal ...
Mar 11, 2019
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Neuroscience
T-cell specificity found to play a role in attacks on myelin versus β-synuclein in MS
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Germany has found that T-cell specificity plays a major role in immune system attacks on myelin versus β-synuclein in people with multiple sclerosis. In their ...
Neuroscience
Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures important for memory
Ageing can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the grey matter of the hippocampus, finds a new study by Cardiff University.
Jan 31, 2019
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Neuroscience
Are neurological disorders the result of brain evolution mistakes?
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Australia has proposed that some neurological disorders might have their roots in evolutionary mistakes. In their paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Playing action video games can actually harm your brain
Neuroscientists should think twice before getting patients to play video games as a way to boost their brain power, a new study conducted at Université de Montréal suggests. Why? Because in many cases, gaming can do more ...
Aug 8, 2017
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