Newsletter Both people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and their unaffected family members show decreased activity in a brain region that's key to decision-making, and researchers say the ...

People volunteering for studies that require a brain scan are well advised to be prepared for the unexpected. Scientists are finding that the normal brain isn’t necessarily normal.

July 18 -- THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Lowered activity in the brain region involved with stopping habitual behavior may help identify people at higher risk for obsessive-compulsive ...

Using brain imaging, researchers have found that obsessive-compulsive disorder affects particular areas of the brain involved in processing certainty during the decision-making process.

It is possible that with projects like these in action, brain scans will not only be used to diagnose individual patients but also to help us understand what is “normal” as we grow older.

A comparison of human brain scans using the NexGen 7T MRI at higher resolution (left) vs a standard 7T scanner (middle) and the standard 3T hospital scanner (right). With higher resolution, ...

Brain scan can predict who responds best to certain treatment for OCD Study may lead to more precise treatments for disorder Date: June 25, 2015 Source: University of California - Los Angeles ...

Scientists believe the brains of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) could have "inefficient" links. A study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry indicates such brains are ...

Researchers have developed a way to use brain scans and machine learning — a form of artificial intelligence — to predict whether people with OCD will benefit from cognitive behavior therapy ...