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CognitionJuly 3, 2026

Neighborhood Disadvantage Linked to Faster Adolescent Cortical Decline

TL;DR: A 2026 longitudinal study in Cerebral Cortex linked neighborhood disadvantage in childhood to lower adolescent cortical thickness and surface area, while better educational and health/environmental opportunities tracked greater MRI-estimated cortical th…

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CognitionMay 29, 2026

Psychopathy Linked to Higher Cortical Surface Area in 804 Incarcerated Men

TL;DR: A 2026 study in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science linked higher psychopathy in MRI data from 804 incarcerated men to lower empathic concern and broader cortical surface area, while empathy scores themselves were not directly tied to cortical th…

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Neighborhood Disadvantage Linked to Faster Adolescent Cortical Decline

Psychopathy Linked to Higher Cortical Surface Area in 804 Incarcerated Men

The findings. The context. The caveats.