A distinctive brain biomarker imaged using fMRI could be a sign of memory problems in schizophrenia patients and may lead to a better understanding and more effective treatment of the disease, according to results of a study published in Biological Psychiatry.

Researchers in China have used diffusion MRI to show that the right brain’s white matter tracts are abnormal in patients with primary insomnia. 

A miniscule chunk of visual cortex belonging to a nameless tiny brown mouse is providing new insights into the secrets of the brain and its complex neural connections.

Patients suffering from subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have measurable increased activity in certain areas of the brain on resting-state MRI, a characteristic that may be used to predict the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases associated with diminished cognitive capacities, according to results of a study published in the journal Radiology.

A new report from the New York Times has revealed that the National Football League (NFL) may have knowingly presented flawed concussion data as evidence that head injuries do not affect players’ long-term health.

Lower levels of computer use among older patients correlate with physical characteristics in the brain associated with dementia and related cognitive diseases, according to results of a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Numerous studies conducted in recent years have suggested that most dementia—including cases correctly diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease—probably traces not to a particular lesion type but to combinations of brain pathologies. A new study, said by its authors to be the largest and most comprehensive look at such data, strengthens the suspicion.

Open science and information sharing on a medical specialty-wide scale are the cornerstones of community-based research efforts in disciplines such as neuroimaging, according to Cameron Craddock, PhD, of the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research.