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Eleven years ago, Emilia had the best night of her life. She was 19 years old and visiting her cousin in Mexico during college break when she met a man named Ivan. Emilia and Ivan fell in love, and eventually Emilia moved from New York to Mexico. But then things fell apart. Today, Emilia is newly and happily married, but memories of her old flame in Mexico still haunt her, and she’s desperate for a way to let the past go . On a recent episode of How To!, psychologist Ethan Kross, author of
Chatter: The Voice In Our Head, Why It Matters, and How To Harness It, helped Emilia quiet the chatter in her head. While we can’t control those thoughts, Ethan says we can control how we react to them. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
Executive control differences in autism may be the result of a unique approach
A new study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers suggests that executive control differences in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be the result of a unique approach, rather than an impairment.
Executive control difficulties are common in individuals with autism and are associated with challenges completing tasks and managing time. The study, published in
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, sought to tease out whether these difficulties represent a disruption in proactive executive control (engaged and maintained before a cognitively demanding event) or in reactive executive control (engaged as the event occurs).
Sound sleep plays a crucial role in healing traumatic brain injuries
Sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury, a new study of military veterans suggests.
The study, published in the
Journal of Neurotrauma, used a new technique involving magnetic resonance imaging developed at Oregon Health & Science University. Researchers used MRI to evaluate the enlargement of perivascular spaces that surround blood vessels in the brain. Enlargement of these spaces occurs in aging and is associated with the development of dementia.
Among veterans in the study, those who slept poorly had more evidence of these enlarged spaces and more post-concussive symptoms.
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MRI scanning can more precisely define and detect head, neck, thoracic, abdominal and spinal malformations in unborn babies, finds a large multidisciplinary study led by King s College London with Evelina London Children s Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL.
In the study, published today in
Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, the team of researchers and clinicians demonstrate the ways that MRI scanning can show malformations in great detail, including their effect on surrounding structures. Importantly, they note that MRI is a very safe procedure for pregnant women and their babies.
They say the work is invaluable both to clinicians caring for babies before they are born and for teams planning care of the baby after delivery.
People who experienced head injuries in their 50s or younger score lower than expected on cognitive tests at age 70, according to a study led by UCL researchers.