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TL;DR: A 2026 study in Journal of Neural Engineering reported that adding passive recordings from bidirectional deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes to scalp electroencephalography (EEG) improved simulated deep-brain source localization, especially near the…
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TL;DR: A 2026 study in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging reported that adolescent bipolar II depression showed lower thalamic structural-functional connectivity coupling and glucose metabolism than adolescent major depressive disor…
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TL;DR: A 2026 preprint posted on medRxiv reported that resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) neural slowing after stroke tracked secondary thalamic degeneration measured on structural MRI, even though the sampled patients did not have direct thalamic lesi…
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TL;DR: A 2026 preprint in medRxiv reported that one session of left central thalamus focused ultrasound increased behavioral responsiveness scores in 16 adults with chronic disorders of consciousness, with no severe adverse events reported. Key Findings 16 chr…
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TL;DR: A 2026 Molecular Psychiatry ENIGMA mega-analysis found that medication status in bipolar disorder was linked to subtle differences in subcortical brain volume, with antiepileptic and antipsychotic exposure most consistently tied to smaller hippocampal a…
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TL;DR: A 2026 functional MRI (fMRI) study in Psychological Medicine found that schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder shared some thalamus connectivity disruption, but each diagnosis showed a different subcortical network pattern across…
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Antidepressant treatment in OCD is linked to structural and functional brain changes, particularly in corticosubcortical areas, but these findings need further validation in larger, more homogeneous samples. Highlights: Antidepressant Use: Antidepressants, esp…
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A study found that REM sleep deprivation significantly impacts brain connectivity, particularly within the default mode network (DMN) and between the DMN and other brain networks, highlighting the importance of REM sleep for maintaining optimal brain function.…
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