external factors (“nurture”). One groundbreaking 2011 study analyzed brain structure differences in a sample of 90 university students who rated their political leanings on a five point scale ...
We can now collect cell-count data across whole animal brains quantifying recent neuronal activity, gene expression, or anatomical connectivity. This is a powerful approach since it is a multi-region ...
Recent research identified hundreds of genetic variants influencing brain structure sizes, linking larger volumes to Parkinson’s risk and smaller volumes to ADHD.