Study reveals body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function

Aug 07, 2020

Washington [US], August 7 : As a person's weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activity and blood flow, according...

People with obesity may have changed connection patterns with particular brain regions: Study

Aug 22, 2023

According to a recent study, people who are obese exhibit hypo-connectivity with the left inferior frontal gyrus (related with cognitive control) and hyper-connectivity with...

Study explores how preschoolers' brains develop self-control

Jul 11, 2022

Washington [US], July 11 : According to new research, as the brain regions linked to self-control mature, pre-schoolers improve their ability to stop themselves...

Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities

Jun 14, 2021

Washington [US], June 14 : Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have identified the brain regions involved in choosing whether to find...

Researchers reveal where memories of familiar places are stored in brain

May 15, 2021

Washington [US], May 16 : A new study from Dartmouth College reveals that three regions of the brain in the posterior cerebral cortex, which...

Dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do, finds study

Oct 29, 2021

Washington [US], October 29 : Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining...