New study using MRI assesses which mental and neural differences affect fluid intelligence. The ability to solve abstract reasoning problems, sometimes known as ‘fluid intelligence’, plays a central role in many day to day activities across the lifespan. Cam-CAN researchers have studied which mental and neural differences play a role in supporting fluid intelligence. They […]
Archives for August 2016
Evidence of changes to children’s brain rhythms following ‘brain training’
A new study found evidence that ‘brain training’ changed brain signalling but no indication of other benefits. The research team tested whether it is possible to improve memory skills in childhood with training. The study published by Dr Duncan Astle in the Journal of Neuroscience had children playing games that taxed their short-term memory. For half the […]
Efficacy and cost effectiveness of outpatient based treatment options for depression
The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outpatient-based, specialist depression services (SDS) versus treatment as usual (TAU) on depression symptoms and function was tested. The study, co authored by Tim Dalgleish and reported in Lancet Psychiatry was a multicentre, single-blind, patient-level, parallel, randomised controlled trial (RCT), in three mental health outpatient settings in England. Eligible participants were older […]
Exciting new multivariate measure of functional connectivity
Functional connectivity is a popular technique used to study the brain’s functional architecture. The method that is typically used to study connectivity in fMRI data involves averaging signals (voxels) from regions of interest and computing Pearson correlations to determine the connectivity between different regions. In a recent study in Neuroimage, Linda Geerligs and Richard […]