Functional magnetic resonance imaging has revealed faulty circuits between the thalamus – a central hub of brain activity – and other brain regions.

Two proteins interact to maintain selenium levels in the brain, and protect neurons from degeneration.

Vanderbilt investigators have used two types of neuroimaging to establish a “map” of connections for a brain region important in anxiety and addiction.

Obesity causes peripheral immune cells to move to the brain, where they may contribute to inflammation and the pathophysiology of obesity.

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has provided important validation of maps of the brain at rest that may offer insights into changes in the brain that occur in neurological and psychiatric diseases.

Diabetes has a big impact on the brain.

Even relatively low levels of in utero alcohol exposure impact fetal brain development, and the effects last into adulthood, study finds.