Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known
PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Certain brain regions may shrink in size during pregnancy yet improve in connectivity. Go to Source 23/09/2024 – 22:10 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
How to Navigate Breakup Brain: 5 Tips for Getting Through a Breakup
Psychology Today: The Latest “Breakup brain” can present challenges like mental fog, anxiety, and emotional turmoil. Here’s how to best support yourself through the aftermath of a split. Go to Source 16/08/2024 – 21:32 /Britt Frank MSW, LSCSW, SEP Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Episode 3: Jane the Brain and the Upset Reset
NIMH News Feed Hello kids, meet Jane the Brain! In this fun and colorful video series from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Jane, our super-smart and friendly animated character, helps kids understand big feelings like stress, frustration, and sadness. Join Jane as she explores ways to handle these emotions with relatable situations and […]Continue reading
Episode 2: Jane the Brain and the Frustration Sensation
NIMH News Feed Hello kids, meet Jane the Brain! In this fun and colorful video series from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Jane, our super-smart and friendly animated character, helps kids understand big feelings like stress, frustration, and sadness. Join Jane as she explores ways to handle these emotions with relatable situations and […]Continue reading
Score for predicting dementia risk also may predict depression
PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire The Brain Care Score is a tool for assessing dementia or stroke risk without medical procedures. Go to Source 26/07/2024 – 11:35 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
New Study Finds Sex Differences in Fetal Brain Development
Psychology Today: The Latest Male and female fetuses show different changes in brain activity during late pregnancy. Will this help us understand sex differences in childhood psychiatric disorders like autism? Go to Source 28/02/2024 – 03:03 /Joel Frohlich Ph.D. Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
Long Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds
Coronavirus | The Guardian If barrier controlling substances entering and exiting brain is off balance, it can drive changes in neural functionFrom forgetfulness to difficulties concentrating, many people who have long Covid experience “brain fog”. Now researchers say the symptom could be down to the blood-brain barrier becoming leaky.The barrier controls which substances or materials […]Continue reading
The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do
MIT News – Artificial intelligence To make our way through the world, our brain must develop an intuitive understanding of the physical world around us, which we then use to interpret sensory information coming into the brain. How does the brain develop that intuitive understanding? Many scientists believe that it may use a process similar […]Continue reading
UK scientists find link between proteins related to blood clots and long Covid
Coronavirus | The Guardian Biomarker discovery indicates that sufferers from brain fog and fatigue post-virus could be treated with anticoagulantsScientists have identified molecular signatures in the blood that are linked to brain fog, other cognitive problems and fatigue in patients who are diagnosed with long Covid after catching the virus.Raised levels of two different proteins […]Continue reading
The Evolution of Mental Health Research
NIMH News Feed This symposium will highlight advances in brain and mental health research over the past 75 years and look ahead to continued progress and innovation. Go to Source 31/08/2023 – 09:08 /National Institute of Mental Health Twitter: @hoffeldtcom