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In a new study, researchers have examined how ''neighborhood disadvantage'' and how it can affect the developing brain, including the brain's connectivity between regions. The study appears in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier.
E-Mail EVANSTON, Ill. --- Self-affirmation, the practice of reflecting upon one's most important values, can aid Black medical students in reaching their residency goals. But conversely, it can lead to the perception that they are less qualified for a prestigious residency than their peers. The pandemic has underscored the racial disparities in the quality of healthcare, a field in which Black Americans are vastly underrepresented as medical physicians. New Northwestern University research aims to address the "leaky pipeline" preventing Black medical students from completing medical school...
Two components of imagination -- constructing and evaluating imagined scenarios -- rely on separate subnetworks in the default mode network, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Loading video... VIDEO: Led by professor Read Montague, researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study ways to measure the brain's subtle magnetic signals in two research volunteers simultaneously as they interact, capturing... view more Credit: Clayton Metz/Virginia Tech As you read, your brain's cells are generating electrical currents that emit infinitesimally small magnetic fields. Now, Virginia Tech scientists can measure them using a new brain imaging technique called optically pumped magnetometry. Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC hav...
E-Mail White evangelicals are best persuaded to mask up through messages that stress the Christian doctrine of "love thy neighbor," according to a UCR-authored study published Tuesday. The study yielded a second effective way to persuade white evangelicals - but only if they are Republican. That is, messaging from former President Donald Trump that aligns mask-wearing with patriotism. The lessons learned from the study can be borrowed for pro-vaccine messaging, said study author Jennifer Merolla, a UCR professor of political science. About 45% of white evangelicals do not plan on getting v...