Neuroimaging

A recent paper details a new mechanism for protecting the brain from Alzheimer's-related damage. The research shows how the metabolite NAD+ helps repair cellular function and improve memory.

A major analysis of brain chemistry reveals a potential biological signature for anxiety disorders: consistently lower levels of the essential nutrient choline. The findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest a link between nutrition and mental health.

A team of neuroscientists has uncovered evidence that genetic influences on intelligence may operate through the density of brain wiring, highlighting a potential biological bridge between inherited DNA differences and the brain structures that support reasoning and problem-solving.

Discover how 11 new studies are reshaping our understanding of the brain.

Engaging in creative activities like music, drawing, dance, or strategy video games may help keep the brain younger, according to a new study in Nature Communications. The research suggests creativity is linked to healthier brain function.

A new study in NeuroImage suggests intelligence depends on a delicate balance: efficient processing within key brain networks and limited interference from others.

A new brain-to-text system can now verbalize what a person is seeing or imagining. The findings show that our thoughts can be decoded into sentences even before we put them into words.

A new study finds that the brain’s energy use and blood flow change in coordinated yet region-specific ways during sleep. Sensory areas remain active, which may help explain how we stay alert to important sounds while asleep.

New findings published in Psychiatry Research suggest that schizophrenia is linked to changes in neuron size within the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex. These cellular changes appear to relate to hallucination severity.

Even in typically developing children, exposure to trauma appears linked to changes in brain regions that support attention and self-control, according to new research. The study also found sex-specific differences in how these brain responses were affected.

A new study published in Communications Biology suggests that a week-long mind-body retreat combining meditation, belief-based rituals, and cognitive reframing may alter brain activity and shift biological pathways tied to neuroplasticity, energy metabolism, inflammation, and cellular signaling.

A study in Nature Metabolism reports that chemical signals driving dementia originate in the mitochondria of the brain's support cells. Blocking these signals at their specific source protected neurons and extended lifespan in animal models.

The speed of a child’s neural response to words predicts their reading fluency. Scientists have found a precise way to measure this in individual children.

A new study reveals a connection between the personality trait of shyness and a brain region not typically associated with social behavior, offering new clues into its biological underpinnings.

That puckering sensation from dark chocolate might be more than just a taste. A new study in mice suggests it could be sending a signal to awaken the brain.