Category Archives: Brain structure

Nutritional status, brain network organization, and general intelligence

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

A new study reveals higher levels of monounsaturated fatty acids are linked to greater general intelligence. Nutrition has been linked to cognitive performance, but researchers have not pinpointed what underlies the connection. A new study by University of Illinois researchers … Continue reading →

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How our understanding of the Brain could be wrong

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Understanding the human brain is arguably the greatest challenge of modern science. The leading approach for most of the past 200 years has been to link its functions to different brain regions or even individual neurons (brain cells). But recent … Continue reading →

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This Is your Brain on Poverty

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

Data visualizations highlight the surprising connections between income and brain structure skills. First, it is essential to define the problem: in what specific ways does poverty impact brain function? To address this question, Noble recruited some 150 children from various … Continue reading →

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Family income, Parental Education and Brain structure in Children and Adolescents

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

Socioeconomic disparities are associated with differences in cognitive development. The extent to which this translates to disparities in brain structure is unclear. We investigated relationships between socioeconomic factors and brain morphometry, independently of genetic ancestry, among a cohort of 1,099 … Continue reading →

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