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Water-diffusion technology identifies brain regions damaged by prenatal alcohol exposure (7/25/2008)

A new study has used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to identify several specific white matter regions as well as deep gray matter areas of the brain that appear sensitive to prenatal alcohol exposure. ...> Full Article



White Matter Changes in Schizophrenia (4/15/2008)

White Matter Changes in SchizophreniaPeople recently diagnosed with schizophrenia have abnormalities in a specific area of the brain's white matter ...> Full Article


Problems getting around in old age? Blame your brain (3/20/2008)

New research shows how well people get around and keep their balance in old age is linked to the severity of changes happening in their brains. The study is published in the March 18, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. White matter changes, also called leukoaraiosis, are frequently seen in older people and differ in severity. ...> Full Article


Head injuries result in widespread brain tissue loss one year later (3/9/2008)

May provide important clue to why patients are left with behavioral handicaps ...> Full Article


Study Finds Genetic Testing May Help People with Severe Type of Migraine (12/10/2007)

Some people who have problems reading quickly appear to have abnormalities in the white matter of their brains, according to research published in the December 4, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers say these findings provide a model to better understand ways in which the brain may have developed differently in people with learning disabilities. ...> Full Article


The Aging Brain: Failure to Communicate (12/6/2007)

The Aging Brain: Failure to CommunicateA team of researchers has shown that normal aging disrupts communication between different regions of the brain. The new research, which used advanced medical imaging techniques to look at the brain function of 93 healthy individuals from 18 to 93 years old, shows that this decline happens even in the absence of serious pathologies like Alzheimer's disease. ...> Full Article


Biological Model for Intelligence Revealed (9/19/2007)

Researchers have devised a testable model of human intelligence comprised of specific gray-matter processing centers and white-matter connections. ...> Full Article


'Fetal' neurons found in adult brain (9/13/2007)

Subplate neurons - once thought to die after directing the wiring of the cerebral cortex or gray matter� remain in the white matter of the adult brain in small numbers and maintain activity, communicating with other neurons in the brain said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a report that appears in today's issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. ...> Full Article


Study Discovers Link Between Increased White Matter in the Brain and Poor Motor Skills in Children with Autism (8/3/2007)

Research Conducted at the Kennedy Krieger Institute Examines How Motor Skill Deficits Can Provide Insight into the Brain Basis of Autism ...> Full Article

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