All articles tagged with #mind and brain
A small MRI study followed 25 new fathers across 24 weeks after birth, revealing rapid brain changes—early widespread gray matter reductions in multiple regions, later region-specific growth and altered connectivity—indicating paternal neuroplasticity, though generalizability is limited by the single-site, non-diverse sample and lack of pre-birth baseline.
A Birmingham-led study using advanced facial motion tracking found autistic and non-autistic people express basic emotions with different facial cues, leading to mutual misinterpretations. Autistic expressions tend to be more varied and rely more on mouth movements, with subtler smiles and distinct sadness cues; alexithymia further blurs these expressions. The researchers frame emotional expression as two complementary 'languages' rather than a deficit and call for more work on cross-language understanding.