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Music and dance alter the brain in opposite ways

Dec 13, 2016 by

According to research published in NeuroImage, the brains of dancers and musicians have changes in sensory and motor pathways—but the changes in white matter are at opposite ends of the spectrum....

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Fit kids have more fibrous and compact white matter

Sep 9, 2014 by

A new study says that kids who are fit have more fibrous and compact white matter in their brains than kids who are less fit....

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Cough syrup users have white matter deficits

Sep 8, 2014 by

Researchers found deficits in the white matter of the brains of chronic codeine-containing cough syrup users....

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White matter disease vs. Alzheimer’s

Mar 1, 2014 by

While Alzheimer’s disease affects cognition by shrinking the hippocampus, white matter disease hardens small blood vessels in the brain’s white matter. This limits the nutrients that can be transported into the white matter, which connects the regions of the...

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Migraine headaches can permanently alter your brain

Oct 6, 2013 by

Research out of Denmark found that people who experience migraines with aura (meaning, the symptoms before the onset of the migraine) had brain volume changes, an increased risk of developing brain lesions (on white matter) and ahigher incidence of...

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