By: McKenzie Harris | Published: | 2:44 pm | SHARE: 
Newswise — Florida State University researchers have identified a link between two key parts of the brain that play significant roles in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and depression.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Wen Li and psychology doctoral candidate Kevin Clancy found that stimulating the system in the brain that deals with attention and imagery also enhances the efficiency of what’s called the default mode network, a key part of the brain’s functional organization. The default mode network is disrupted in a host of neurological disorders.
Their study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
“This research has significant implications for so many different disciplines…
