New study links brain microstructure to gender differences in mental health

Brain microscopic cellular structure of an adult woman measured using advanced diffusion MRI, showing thalamus (blue), amygdala (green), and hippocampus (red). Credit: Richard Watts A team of neuroscientists and behavioral specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S., working with one colleague from New Zealand and another from Canada, has found differences between male and female brain structure in areas associated with decision-making, memory processing and handling emotions. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group compared more than 1,000 brain scans to better understand why men and women are more prone to Read More