Brain Imaging

Neuron Activity May Reveal Future Susceptibility to Depression
Chronic stress can cause some people to become depressed, potentially through stress-induced changes to certain neurons in reward-related regions in the brain such as the nucleus accumbens. But it… Read More
Visual Processing Is Disrupted in People with Bipolar Disorder
Scientists are using MRI scans to visualize brain activity and learn how sensory processing is affected in people with bipolar disorder. Their studies, led by 2014 and 2004 Independent Investigator… Read More
White Matter
A detailed brain imaging study published March 14 in the journal Translational Psychiatry indicates that there may be widespread small-scale defects – called  microstructural abnormalities -- in… Read More