News in Brief: New evidence swells brain morphometry understanding; Small window of opportunity for best recovery after stroke; White matter changes a feature of frontotemporal dementia

New evidence swells brain morphometry understanding Impressive international data from MRI assessment of subcortical brain structures across the lifespan confirms mostly age-related decreases in volume from peaks typically early in life. The study of more than 18,000 healthy individuals 3-90 years of age found the volume of the caudate, putamen, globus pallidus and nucleus accumbens ...