From toe length to handwriting and sleeping position, there have been countless studies linking various features with specific personality traits. But these are of course just associations between ...
Imagine the brain as an atlas of possibilities and risks. Genetic variants linked to depression affect its shape, subtly ...
PHILADELPHIA— Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term ...
Luis M. García Marín receives funding from The University of Queensland (UQ). Miguel E. Rentería receives funding from the Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation, the Shake It Up Australia ...
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully ...
Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...
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Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...
The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects ...
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