The coordination of neural activity across widespread brain networks is essential for human cognition. Researchers have long assumed that oscillations
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Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in six brain networks
Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with
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In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
For decades, clinicians treating multiple sclerosis (MS) have interpreted the appearance of new or expanding brain lesions on magnetic resonance
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Genes found only in humans influence brain size
A set of three nearly identical genes found only in humans appear to play a critical role in the development
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Cocktail of drugs could restore memories in Alzheimer’s
Cocktail of drugs that replaces lost brain cells could restore memories in Alzheimer’s patients and reduce tremors in Parkinson’s sufferers,
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Cognitive training reduces depression, rebuilds injured brain structure and connectivity after traumatic brain injury
New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that certain cognitive training exercises
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Neuroscientists publish research that opens door for brain disorder therapies
A Montana State University neuroscientist who studies vision and visual attention has published research that reveals how the brain maintains
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Depression speeds up brain aging, find psychologists
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have found a link between depression and an acceleration of the rate at which
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Can excess weight in toddlers cause brain drain?
(HealthDay)—Extra pounds in early childhood may do more than put a child’s physical health at risk—they might result in a
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Brain health boosted by weight-bearing exercise, a new study suggests
Walking, running and squatting may help to keep the aging brain healthy: Leg exercises boost the production of grey matter
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