Neuroimaging

“Our results essentially showed the children who grew up in disadvantaged neighborhoods had brains that looked older than was typical for their age during early adolescence… What’s more, these associations held true even when we accounted for household socioeconomic status...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted all our work and living arrangements, one thing particularly stood out for dads. During the nationwide lockdowns, fathers ditched the office and came home in their millions. The UK Fatherhood Institute, a thinktank, realised...

Brain structure differences in men and women are only weakly linked to behavioral differences, according to new research that analyzed two large independent brain imaging datasets. The findings have been published in the journal Psychological Science. The presence of sex...

A neuroimaging study published in Clinical Psychological Science provides new insights into the link between anger and the functional architecture of brain networks: "Our findings suggest a novel interpretation of higher trait anger as possibly reflecting a greater propensity to...

The team found marked differences in gray matter – which is made up of the cell bodies of neurons that process information in the brain – between those who had been infected with COVID-19 and those who had not. Specifically,...

No one can stay awake forever. While we’re awake, our need for sleep gradually increases. If we deprive ourselves of sleep, our brain functions – such as attention or judgement – are impaired, and sleep becomes irresistible. No matter whether...

Heightened depression and stress symptoms might be associated with altered prefrontal brain activity in young adults during a working memory task, according to new research published in Psychophysiology. "I am interesting in understand the interaction between emotion and cognition by...

Scientists are learning more about the long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. New findings from researchers at Columbia University provide preliminary evidence that depression, insomnia, and trauma-related symptoms might grow worse over time. Previous research, which examined the electronic...