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March 07, 2023
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Differences in fighter pilots’ brain connectivity may have implications for space travel

The brains of F16 fighter pilots exhibited distinct differences in motor, vestibular and multisensory processing compared with those of non-pilots and may provide valuable insight into the effects of space travel, according to research.

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June 29, 2021
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Functional dysconnectivity 'widespread' in antipsychotic-naive first-episode psychosis

Antipsychotic-naive patients with first-episode psychosis exhibited widespread functional dysconnectivity at baseline, according to results of a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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January 27, 2021
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Reward activation may not differentiate youths with anxiety from those without

Neural reward circuitry function did not appear to differentiate youths with anxiety from healthy youths, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

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November 09, 2020
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Childhood abuse, neglect may significantly alter brain structure, function

Childhood abuse and neglect appear to have significant effects on brain structure and function, as well as on the epigenome, according to a presenter at the NEI Max virtual conference.

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November 02, 2020
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Trauma-related dissociative symptoms, severity detectable via fMRI

Network connectivity in the brain may shed light on trauma-related dissociative symptoms and symptom severity, according to results of an intrinsic network connectivity analysis published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

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January 07, 2020
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Adolescent fMRIs can reveal likelihood of future binge drinking

Brain imaging of neural regions associated with inhibitory control could predict binge drinking among adolescents, according to study results published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

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December 31, 2019
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Brain measurements at age 7 can predict future ADHD, MDD risk

Resting-state functional MRI metrics measured at age 7 years can be used to predict the developmental trajectory of ADHD and major depressive disorder symptoms at age 11 years, making these measurements “promising biomarkers” for the early identification of children at risk for developing these disorders, according to findings of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.