New neuroscience research reveals a common brain pattern across many psychiatric diagnoses
When people shift from rest to a demanding task, their brain networks reorganize. A new study suggests this reorganization is flatter in people with psychiatric diagnoses, across conditions from depression to schizophrenia.
A recent neuroscience study published in Nature Communications reveals that people with psychiatric diagnoses exhibit dampened brain network flexibility, which may better align with specific combinations of symptoms rather than formal diagnoses. The researchers examined functional brain networks using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how the brain coordinates information during rest and mental tasks.
The findings suggest that these network shifts could be a valuable tool for mapping individualized symptom profiles across various mental health conditions and healthy individuals.
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