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When peaking at your brain may help with mental illness
(University of Rochester) In recent years, researchers have begun using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) not just to better understand the neural bases of psychiatric illness, but also for experimental treatment of depression, ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, substance use disorder, and schizophrenia with real-time fMRI neurofeedback. But how well does it work?
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Abnormal fear circuitry in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a controlled magnetic resonance imaging study - Spencer AE, Marin MF, Milad MR, Spencer TJ, Bogucki OE, Pope AL, Plasencia N, Hughes B, Pace-Schott EF, Fitzgerald M, Uchida M, Biederman J.
We examined whether non-traumatized subjects with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have dysfunctional activation in brain structures mediating fear extinction, possibly explaining the statistical association between ADHD and other disorders ...
Source: SafetyLit - February 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

How Institutional Neglect Affects Kids' Brains
BY KATHRYN DOYLE Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:28pm EST (Reuters Health) – Kids who were raised in a Romanian institution for abandoned children have smaller heads, smaller brains, and different white matter structure than similar kids who were moved into high-quality foster care at an early age. Even those who were moved into foster care by age two have noticeably different brains from children raised in biological families. The findings show that the brain's wiring "is profoundly interrupted and perturbed and changed by neglect,” said senior author Charles A. Nelson of Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sex addiction affects brain in 'same way as drugs'
Conclusion This observational study used the brain scans of 19 men with CSB to point to some areas of the brain that were activated more when viewing sexually explicit content, compared with men without the compulsive behaviour. There were many similarities between the brains and responses of men with and without CSB, indicating that the distinction was complex and overlapping. However, some areas were identified as being more active in men with CSB. This gives researchers in the field of addiction a better focus for future research. The research did not compare the brains of men with CSB to those people with substance ...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Neurology Source Type: news

Low brain iron revealed in ADHD patients using MRI technique
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a noninvasive way to measure iron levels in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Researchers said the method could help physicians and parents make better informed decisions about medication.ADHD is a common disorder in children and adolescents that can continue into adulthood. Symptoms include hyperactivity and difficulty staying focused, paying attention and controlling behavior.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: ADHD Source Type: news

MRI technique reveals low brain iron in ADHD patients
(Radiological Society of North America) Magnetic resonance imaging provides a noninvasive way to measure iron levels in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study. Researchers said the method could help physicians and parents make better informed decisions about medication.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 2, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

In Children With ADHD Methylphenidate 'Normalizes' Activation In Key Brain Areas
The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) show increased activation of key brain areas after a dose of methylphenidate in young patients with ADHD, according to the systematic review by Constance A...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: ADHD Source Type: news