White Matter/Grey Matter

Brain’s White Matter Linked to Core Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Some of the core cognitive problems that affect people with schizophrenia, such as reduced information processing speed and impaired working memory, are associated with alterations in the brain’s… Read More
Brain’s Gray and White Matter Deteriorate in Schizophrenia
Changes in the brain’s structure associated with schizophrenia have been increasingly well-documented with improvements in brain imaging techniques. Read More
Harm to Brain Cell Structure Remains Long After Child Abuse
Child abuse can leave lasting marks on the brain at the cellular level, according to new research reported December 1st in the American Journal of Psychiatry. In an analysis of brain samples from… Read More
Sex and other human activities
Looking at the brains of children with various psychiatric illnesses, researchers have identified some of the brain differences that are specific to each disorder, and some that are shared. Changes… 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