neuroimaging

When you recognize a familiar face, your brain must connect that face with a name,...

Scientific Reports, Published online: 22 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67758-6 HSegFormer: hybrid CNN–transformer with stage attention for brain tumor MRI segmentation

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified the brain mechanisms that help us work out whether the consequences we experience are caused by our own actions or by circumstances beyond our control.

Understanding how molecular changes shape brain function and disease requires more than measuring genes in bulk tissue.

Bilateral neural recordings show submillisecond coordination during zebra-finch song but largely independent replay of vocal fragments during sleep.

New research published in Brain Imaging and Behavior suggests that estradiol influences how brain areas communicate during memory tasks in middle-aged women. The findings provide evidence that higher hormone levels tend to allow for more efficient brain connectivity.

A recent brain imaging study found that people with even slightly different political views process information using different neural patterns. Listening to political statements about immigration prompted synchronized brain activity among individuals who shared similar attitudes.

This study investigates the potential of electroencephalography-based neurometrics to enhance vocational interest assessment within John L. Holland’s RIASEC framework, which classifies occupational preferences across six dimensions: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. The research compares occupational interest profiles obtained through a widely used self-r…

BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequently complicated by cognitive impairment, yet the underlying large-scale structural network alterations remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate individualized structural covariance networks (ISCNs) based on sulcal depth in COPD patients and to explore their relationship with cognitive performance.MethodsSeventy-two …

BackgroundCocaine use disorder (CUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition with substantial clinical burden, yet its neurobiological basis remains incompletely understood, particularly in the socially vulnerable populations most affected in real-world clinical settings. Existing neuroimaging evidence is fragmented across imaging modalities and derived largely from samples that underrepresent sustaine…

Neuropsychopharmacology, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41386-026-02530-y Brain-wide activity mapping reveals the somatosensory cortex as a sex-specific regulator of hedonic feeding

ObjectiveTo examine the acceptance and influencing factors of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology among Chinese college students based on the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model.MethodsA questionnaire survey was administered to 800 students recruited from 10 universities across eastern, central, and western China using a convergent mixed-methods design.…