ScienceDaily: Mind & Brain News

Exploring the teenage brain, and its drive for immediate reward Posted: 14 Feb 2015 03:45 PM PST Teenage exploration and risk taking could be explained by dramatic brain changes that allow planning and encourage the need for immediate reward, according to a neuroscientist.

Patients at higher risk of second stroke identified Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:46 AM PST Risk of recurrent stroke is higher in patients who have low blood flow to the back of the brain, a six-year, multi-center trial has found, and the condition can be visualized using specialized software that analyzes blood flow using standard MRI.

How a wedding engagement changes Twitter feeds Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:16 AM PST By comparing tweets in the months before and after announcing their wedding engagement on Twitter, a study identifies how people change both the words they use and their online personas following the happy news.

Higher mortality risk in individuals with mental health disorders Posted: 11 Feb 2015 09:36 AM PST Individuals with mental health disorders have a risk of mortality that is two times higher than the general population or than individuals without such disorders, according to a new study.