Cortical thinning in schizophrenia: interpret with care
Only a few millimeters thick, the cortical layer contains the neurons and connections that comprise much of the brain’s workforce,Continue Reading
Tag: brain imaging
The urban brain
The brains of city dwellers are more sensitive to social stress than those of country folk, according to a studyContinue Reading
Nodes for psychosis?
A new study points to the nodes of Ranvier — gaps in the axon’s myelin sheath that boost the speedContinue Reading
Mindful medicine
Meditation can relieve pain, and a recent study finds that it does so by activating multiple regions of the brain.Continue Reading
Brain scanner, meet gene
Two recent studies try to piece together how genes contribute to schizophrenia by looking for relationships between the brain andContinue Reading
Our seasonal brains?
Winter blues, spring fever—most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. A study in Journal of Neuroscience suggestsContinue Reading
Beyond cortex
Two brain imaging studies of people with schizophrenia find abnormal activity in the amygdala and the midbrain — brain regionsContinue Reading
An anxious temperament
Brain activity that correlates with anxious temperament may arise through a combination of nature and nurture, according to a newContinue Reading
Serotonin receptors reduced in first-episode schizophrenia
The frontal cortex in people with schizophrenia contains abnormally low levels of the 5HT2A type of serotonin receptor, according to aContinue Reading
Imaging study ties brain connection to sociability
Scientists have linked a person’s social ability with the strength of a specific connection between two areas deep within theContinue Reading
The science of sociability
We humans are social creatures, but people with Williams syndrome are more so than most. Famously outgoing, these people willContinue Reading
Brain as crystal ball?
College-age students with a type of gene that increases their chances for getting Alzheimer’s disease also have a brain thatContinue Reading
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