Autor: Clarice Peres

According to the World Health Organization, anxiety and depressive disorders are a leading source of disability, affecting hundreds of millions of people. Children can inherit an extremely anxious temperament, which is a prominent risk factor for the later development of anxiety, depression, and comorbid substance abuse. This study uses high-resolution functional and structural imaging in… Continuar lendo Intergenerational neural mediators of early-life anxious temperament

To visualize the neural pathways, two markers (red and green) were applied to two regions of the orbitofrontal cortex. These compounds then migrated, accumulating in the thalamic neurons. Dense labeling with the two tracers is visible in the submedius thalamic nucleus (delimited by a dotted line). Credit: Images generated at the Bordeaux Imaging Centre and… Continuar lendo Decision-making involves a little known brain region in the thalamus

University of Washington graduate student Jose Ceballos wears an electroencephalography (EEG) cap that records brain activity and sends a response to a second participant over the Internet. Credit: University of Washington Imagine a question-and-answer game played by two people who are not in the same place and not talking to each other. Round after round,… Continuar lendo Team links two human brains for question-and-answer experiment