Neurosciences: ‘’children suffering from traumatic brain injuries have difficulties with working memory.

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Today, Connectikpeople has discovered that, Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Texas Health Science Center used a type of brain imaging known as diffusion tensor tractography to compare visuospatial and verbal working memory in children who had received a TBI and controls.

The scientists found changes to the microstructure of the corpus callosum (the arc in the center of the brain image) that corresponded with difficulties in visuospatial working memory in the children with TBI.

 The researchers believe that identifying the disruption of working memory neural circuitry caused by TBI in children may help identify children needing targeted treatment to help them restore proper brain functioning.

Journal article: Working Memory and Corpus Callosum Microstructural Integrity after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Diffusion Tensor Tractography Study. Journal of Neurotrauma, 2013. doi:10.1089/neu.2013.2934
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