Lack of brain connections may be linked to suicide risk

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A lack of connections within and between parts of the brain involved in emotional, sensory and cognitive processes may be linked to suicide risk, according to Australian research. The study of over 500 people both with and without a range of mental health conditions, found that people who were suicidal had decreased brain connectivity across 86 brain regions.

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Organisation/s: The University of New South Wales, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney

Funder: This work derived data from projects funded by iSPOT-D (NCT00693849) sponsored by Brain Resource Ltd and a National Health and Medical Research Council grant (number 455431) awarded to R.A.B. and L.M.W. Open access funding provided through UNSW Library.

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