Tag Archives: MRI

Friends appear to share patterns of brain activity

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Amber Dance

Great minds think alike, so goes the saying. Greatness notwithstanding, a study in PNAS finds that the minds of friends do appear to share patterns of activity. “A lot of us have the intuition that our friends are kind … Continue reading →

Journal Club: Giving the brain something to do highlights the circuitry of smarts

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Amber Dance

Scientists conducting neuroimaging studies hope that their MRI scans will offer up patterns that predict traits related to intelligence, personality, disease, or even offer insights into a patient’s clinical symptoms or their chances of responding to a drug. But according … Continue reading →

Categories: Applied Physical Sciences | Journal Club | Neuroscience | Tagged Human Connectome Project, intelligence, MRI, neuroimaging, Raven's matrices, rest-state | Leave a comment