Neuroscience
Keeping the aging brain connected with words and music
In an era of seemingly endless panaceas for age-based mental decline, navigating through the clutter can be a considerable challenge.
Dec 29, 2021
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News tagged with white matter
Psychology & Psychiatry
White matter microstructure reveals developmental risk for psychosis
Brain imaging studies have shown structural and functional abnormalities in people with psychosis in the connections between the cortex and the thalamus, the major waystation for incoming sensory information and a critical ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Does air pollution reduce the benefits of physical activity on the brain?
A new study shows that people who do vigorous physical activities, like jogging or playing competitive sports, in areas with higher air pollution may show less benefit from that exercise when it comes to certain markers of ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study finds brain lesions on MRI linked to years of playing football
Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans. A new study finds that brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, compared ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Neuroscience
Autism changes brain's white matter over time
Researchers at Yale University analyzing specialized MRI exams found significant changes in the microstructure of the brain's white matter in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to a ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Promising treatment for Alexander disease moves from rat model to human clinical trials
Alexander disease is a progressive and rare neurological disorder with no cure or standard course of treatment. But a new study led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison involving a rat model of the disease ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
White matter integrity disrupted in people with Alzheimer's gene mutation
The structural integrity of the brain's white matter as measured with an advanced MRI technique is lower in cognitively normal people who carry a genetic mutation associated with Alzheimer's disease than it is in non-carriers, ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Neuroscience
Elucidating the brain's white matter: Novel method reveals details of nerve connections in the brain
The human brain is a constant buzz of activity, with its 86 billion nerve cells (neurons) sending electrical signals from one region of the brain to another. The signals travel along the white matter fibers, a maze of wire-like ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Neuroscience
When it comes to communication skills—maybe we're born with it?
From inside the womb and as soon as they enter the world, babies absorb information from their environment and the adults around them, quickly learning after birth how to start communicating through cries, sounds, giggles, ...
Sep 25, 2021
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Health
Can a sexual assault jeopardize a woman's brain health?
Traumatic experiences, including sexual violence, have been linked to poor mental and cardiovascular health in women as they age. A new study suggests they may also be linked to indicators of cerebrovascular risk that may ...
Sep 22, 2021
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