Brain Imaging

Analysis of 50 Prior Studies Confirms Reward-Processing Issues in Depression

Researchers have analyzed 50 previously published imaging and brainwave-pattern studies with the aim of determining what, together, they tell us... Read More

Evidence Links White Matter Patterns to Cognitive Performance in Bipolar Disorder

Doctors have observed that patients with bipolar disorder may suffer from cognitive dysfunction -- deficits in executive functioning, verbal learning... Read More

Largest-Ever Cortical Imaging Study of OCD Patients Offers Clues to Causes

A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry on May 1, 2018 gives researchers new clues into which parts... Read More

Certain Patterns of Brain Activity May Protect Against Bipolar Disorder

People who have siblings with bipolar disorder but have not developed the illness themselves have unusually high connectivity within a... Read More

Neuron Activity May Reveal Future Susceptibility to Depression in Response to Stress

Chronic stress can cause some people to become depressed, potentially through stress-induced changes to certain neurons in reward-related regions in... Read More