🧠 Could the brain reveal vision loss more accurately than traditional eye tests?

🔗 Using Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials to Characterize Wide-Ranging Retinopathy Linked to CRB1: Implications for Clinical Trials. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (CSBJ). DOI: https://doi.org/10.34133/csbj.0042

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#Neuroscience #Ophthalmology #RetinalDiseases #GeneTherapy #EEG #BrainResearch #DigitalHealth #PrecisionMedicine #Neuroimaging

This brief highlights an advancement in brain-imaging technology that may inform how mental health researchers observe physiological processes underlying cognition and treatment response. By demonstrating a method to image the blood-brain barrier in three dimensions at high speed, the content offers a potential reference point for discussing how drug delivery and neural circuit interactions can affect therapeutic outcomes. For clinicians and researchers across psychology, social work, and related fields, the material provides a concrete example of how translational science can shape understanding of brain health and pharmacodynamics without delving into clinical practice guidance.

Article Title: MIT scientists turn chaotic laser light into powerful brain imaging tool

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260428045542.htm

#neuroimaging #bloodbrainbarrier #brainresearch #mentalhealthscience #neuroscienceinnovations

Recent findings link even low-level lifetime alcohol use with decreased cerebral blood flow and thinner cortex, with stronger associations observed when age is considered. The study examined healthy adults aged 22 to 70 using MRI to assess regional perfusion and cortical thickness in relation to lifetime drinking. Results point to a combined effect of aging and lifetime alcohol exposure on brain structure and blood flow, though the sample size was small and results are preliminary.

These findings illuminate how lifestyle factors influence brain structure and function, illustrating brain-behavior relationships in aging and substance use. The emphasis on frontal and parietal regions ties into theories of executive function and cognitive control, making the work relevant to psychology.

Article Title: Even light drinking combined with aging is linked to reduced brain blood flow and thinner tissue
Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/even-light-drinking-combined-with-aging-is-linked-to-reduced-brain-blood-flow-and-thinner-tissue/

#alcohol #brainhealth #corticalperfusion #aging #neuroimaging

We are pleased to announce that BIDS Extension Proposal 32 - Microelectrode Electrophysiology is open for community review!

https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/discussions/2406

The review period is open from April 20 - May 1.
#bids #neuroimaging #electrophysiology

We are pleased to announce that BIDS Extension Proposal 28 - Provenance is open for community review!

https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/discussions/2405

The review period is open from April 20 - May 1.
#bids #neuroimaging #provenance

Cerebellar flatmaps now in #ggsegverse!

We have now shipped across the ggsegverse the possibility to visualise the cerebellum parcellations also, based on the SUIT flatmap from the Diedriksen lab.

Read more about it https://ggsegverse.github.io/news/cerebellar-support/

#rstats #neuroimaging #cerebellum

The article reports that higher daily time spent on social media among young adolescents is linked to a thinner cerebral cortex, with thinning observed in multiple brain regions related to attention, memory, and emotional control. The study used MRI data from a large sample of 7,614 children aged 10 to 13 and accounted for various demographic and behavioral factors. Findings suggest a relationship between digital habits and physical aspects of brain development during a sensitive developmental period.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it connects everyday technology use with measurable brain structure changes, highlighting how social environments and digital behaviors may intersect with developmental processes such as executive function and attention.

Article Title: More time spent on social media is linked to a thinner cerebral cortex in young adolescents

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/more-time-spent-on-social-media-is-linked-to-a-thinner-cerebral-cortex-in-young-adolescents/

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#BrainDevelopment #Adolescence #SocialMedia #CortexThickness #Neuroimaging

Call for Papers: Human Neuroimaging Education Special Issue

Share training programs, open resources, AI in education and more.

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026

Guidelines: https://apertureneuro.org/for-authors

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The article reports that problematic smartphone use is linked to reduced gray matter in certain brain regions and altered brain connectivity, with changes seen in reward, control, and social processing networks. It synthesizes neuroimaging findings to explain how social feedback, fear of missing out, and social exclusion may reinforce smartphone-related behaviors.

This topic is of interest to psychology because it integrates brain structure and function with social and cognitive processes to explain a modern behavioral pattern, highlighting how digital environments shape motivation, self-regulation, and emotional processing.

Article Title: Reduced gray matter and altered brain connectivity are linked to problematic smartphone use

Link to PsyPost Article: https://www.psypost dot org/reduced-gray-matter-and-altered-brain-connectivity-are-linked-to-problematic-smartphone-use/

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#SmartphoneUse #Neuroimaging #RewardProcessing #ExecutiveControl #SocialCognition

#fMRT, macht die #Hirnaktivität sichtbar, doch die Interpretation wird häufig hinterfragt. Auch Forschende der @FAU ermittelten in einer #Studie eine Diskrepanz. Die Autoren sprechen jedoch nicht von Kritik an der Methode, sondern von #Erkenntnisgewinn für die fMRT-Bildgebung, wobei ein zweiter Blick neues offenbart...

Interessiert an mehr? Den #HintergrundArtikel von Larissa Tetsch findet ihr hier: https://www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3465.php

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