Thickness of brain regions linked to level of religiousness
A study from Columbia University found a correlation between the importance of spirituality or religion and the thickness of certain brain sections....
read moreNew understanding of brain’s shape/color processing
Neuroscientists from Wellesley College has new insight on how the brain responds to faces and objects vs. how it responds to colors....
read moreQSM validated as tool to diagnose and track MS
An MRI approach called quantitative susceptibility mapping has just been validated as a means of measuring the progression of multiple sclerosis....
read moreSupressing fidgetin promotes regrowth of injured nerves
Suppression of the enzyme fidgetin promotes the re-growth of injured nerves. Scientists studying rats found that because fidgeting prevents nerve re-growth in the adult brain, suppressing it can conversely re-grow injured nerves....
read moreDyslexics struggle because reading is a multiple component task...
Reading is a multiple component task causing difficulty for children with dyslexia. Compared to their non-dyslexic peers, children with dyslexia have trouble identifying strings of letters, programming eye movements and synchronizing speech output....
read morePCC more active when brain needs help
The region of the brain attacked by Alzheimer’s links learning and rewards. A Duke grad student has discovered that the PCC (posterior cingulated cortex) is more active when the brain needs extra help. Quiet during the brain’s peak performance,...
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