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The Neuroscience of ADHD: Understanding the Brain’s Impact on Choices

The Neuroscience of ADHD: Understanding the Brain’s Impact on Choices

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, is much more than difficulty being attentive. This neurodivergence is linked to changes in the brain, especially areas responsible for attention. But time perception, reward processing, and executive functions are also affected by ADHD. The Role of the Brain in ADHD People with ADHD show differences

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching - Because It’s Good for You (warning - not really that neurosciency)

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching - Because It’s Good for You (warning - not really that neurosciency)

Who knew your solo kitchen dance parties, while cooking, could double as exercise? A study dived into the fitness benefits of free form solo dancing. It showed that adults can groove their way to better health. The Study Participants ages 18 - 83, with varying levels of dance experience, danced

The Neuroscience Breakthrough: Connecting Microscopic Molecules to Brain Imaging

The Neuroscience Breakthrough: Connecting Microscopic Molecules to Brain Imaging

Understanding how molecules, genes, proteins, and cellular structures drive communication across the brain's vast network is one of neuroscience's greatest ambitions. While significant advances have been made in cataloging the brain’s molecular components and mapping its functional connectivity through imaging, a critical gap remains: linking

Beyond Single Solutions: Exploring the Future of Multimodal Neurotechnology

Beyond Single Solutions: Exploring the Future of Multimodal Neurotechnology

Neurotechnology is evolving rapidly. Now moving beyond the experimental stage in the lab, to offer advanced devices in real-life solutions for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Recent innovations are making it possible to treat conditions like Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, spinal cord injuries, and depression more effectively through various techniques

Mapping Brain Growth: How White Matter Networks Transform from Birth to Childhood

Mapping Brain Growth: How White Matter Networks Transform from Birth to Childhood

Networks in the gray matter undergo complex transformations from neonatal age to childhood. The transformation supports the rapid cognitive development during the very early childhood. Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, has long been a cornerstone in studying brain function and researchers have long studied the functional networks in the

Migraine Relief in Kids: New Treatments Show Promise but Leave Room for More

Migraine Relief in Kids: New Treatments Show Promise but Leave Room for More

Migraine is a common yet often debilitating issue among children and teenagers, studies estimating that about 11 percent of young people suffer from this condition. As kids approach adolescence, migraines become more frequent, particularly among girls. Migraines in young people do not just bring pain; they impact daily life, school

Closer or Farther? Understanding How the Brain Processes Social and Spatial Distances

Closer or Farther? Understanding How the Brain Processes Social and Spatial Distances

When we interact with others, most of our social energy is directed toward a small group of individuals. We fell almost physically close to them. Research suggests that the way our brain processes these people differs from how we process those further removed in our social networks, much like how