Brain structure News

A team of international researchers, including from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, has found evidence of brain structures that underlie sight recovery in people born blind, and may help treat the condition. Read more here.

According to an exploratory study, those who consume more foods high in omega-3 fatty acids in midlife may have higher cognitive abilities and even better brain structure than those who consume less of these foods. The research is published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, on October 5, 2022, online. Fish including salmon, sardines, lake trout, and albacore tuna contain omega-3 fatty acids. They can also be found in supplements or foodstuffs that have been fatty acid-fortified.

The study compared the relative brain costs of 22 species.

Lead author Yo Oishi said that the classic somnogen adenosine is a strong candidate for evoking the sleep effect in the nucleus accumbens.

According to study, white matter, which enables brain to communicate, is reduced in people who suffer from the blues.

Using musical cues to learn a physical task positively impacts parts of the brain that process sound and control movement, according to a new study.

A new study has identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction in a section of brain structures that are critical for movement and impulse control.

All study participants underwent an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility check to obtain structural brain images.

People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of their brain than healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia who do not hallucinate, says a new study.

A new study suggests that there is a difference between the length of a brain fold found in the frontal lobe for people diagnosed with schizophrenia who have hallucinations as compared to those who don’t.