Study links vitamin D deficit to accelerated brain aging
If you were told to take your vitamins during childhood, you were given good advice, not only for your body,...
Children who play video games show altered brain activity that suggests improved cognitive abilities
Findings from a brain imaging study published in JAMA Network Open suggest that playing video games may be beneficial for children’s cognitive...
Researchers explore the relationship between childhood trauma, gray matter, and social anhedonia
A new study published in Brain Imaging and Behavior searches for the potential relationship between childhood trauma, social anhedonia, and...
People suffering from depression have lower connectivity in brain regions linked to reward processing, study finds
A new neuroimaging study found reduced activation of several regions of the brain that process rewards during a task in...
At-home musical training improves older adults’ short-term memory for faces, controlled study finds
Findings from a controlled experiment suggest that musical training can lead to cognitive benefits that extend to nonmusical tasks. After...
Large-scale brain lesion study identifies networks linked to greater risk or resiliency for depression symptoms
New research has mapped lesions to specific brain regions to risk of depressive symptoms. The findings, published in the journal...
New study finds alterations in the brain’s white matter in children with depression
A 17-year neuroimaging study of persons diagnosed with depression as children found differences in white matter in the dorsal cingulum...
Eight weeks of mindfulness training improves adolescents’ attentional control, study finds
A new study published in the Journal of Adolescence tested an 8-week mindfulness training program among a group of adolescent and adult...
ADHD patients may have lower functional connectivity in certain brain regions, study finds
An analysis of data from five large-scale studies found somewhat lower white matter fractional anisotropy in certain regions of the...
A low-dose of caffeine suppresses alpha brain waves and improves executive functioning
A study in Thailand using electroencephalography (EEG) and cognitive tests showed that working memory improved after drinking a caffeinated drink...
A new study says time spent with dogs increases brain activity in the prefrontal cortex
A new study published in PLOS One researched neurological changes that occur when interacting with dogs. The findings indicate that...
Amygdala connectivity predicts ketamine treatment response among patients with anxious depression
A brain region known as the amygdala could play a key role in predicting symptom improvement following ketamine therapy in...
Neurocognitive research finds gamers are better at timing their reactions than non-gamers
A study in a virtual reality environment found that action video game players have better implicit temporal skills than non-gamers....
A combined cognitive and fitness training helps restore older adults’ attention abilities to young adult levels
A new study found promising results for a combined physical fitness and cognitive intervention designed to enhance neuroplasticity in older...
Neuroimaging study uncovers a “striking” fact about personality and brain activity
Two neuroimaging studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography showed that people with similar personalities tend to have similar...
