Those in the group with 22q deletion, which carries the risk for schizophrenia, had thicker gray matter, but
less brain surface area — a measure which relates to how folded the brain is — compared to those in the duplication group.
Not exact matches
As we age, the
brain — like any other organ — begins to work
less efficiently, so signs of decline start to
surface.
As we age, the
brain — like any other organ — begins to work
less efficiently, so normal signs of decline begin to
surface.
Studying preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children's Hospital, the researchers found that preemies whose daily diets were at least 50 percent breast milk had more
brain tissue and cortical -
surface area by their due dates than premature babies who consumed significantly
less breast milk.
«In patients, the
surface of the
brain is hardly grooved but instead more or
less smooth,» explains Vira Iefremova, PhD student and lead author of the study.
In
less severe cases, signs of
brain injury may be initially subtle but can
surface and worsen over time.