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Will Ketamine Treat Your Depression? Check Your Activity Monitor

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2017

A new study reports depressed people who responded to ketamine found their activity increased during earlier parts of the day. Researchers suggest clock gene machinery may be linked to the type of depression that responds to ketamine treatment.... Read More...

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Sleep Biology Discovery Could Lead to New Insomnia Treatments That Don’t Target the Brain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 12, 2017

According to researchers, increasing levels of Bmal1 in the skeletal muscles of mice makes the animals resistant to insomnia and sleep deprivation. The findings could provide a new treatment target for sleep disorders.... Read More...

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Muscle, Not Brain, May Hold Answers to Some Sleep Disorders

Neuroscience NewsAugust 4, 2017

A new study reveals mice with higher levels of BMAL1 in their muscles were able to recover from sleep deprivation more quickly than those with the protein removed.... Read More...

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Neurons That Control Brain’s Body Clock Identified

Neuroscience NewsAugust 4, 2017

Study identifies a direct dopamine neuron link to circadian rhythm.... Read More...

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Eating at ‘Wrong Time’ Affects Body Weight and Circadian Rhythm

Neuroscience NewsJuly 18, 2017

Eating late, or at inappropriate times might have a significant impact on both weight and normal sleep-wake patterns, a new study published in Cell Metabolism reports.... Read More...

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The Neural Relationship Between Light and Sleep

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2017

Researchers have discovered a protein in the brain that responds to darkness and light to set the correct balance between sleep and wakefulness.... Read More...

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How the Brain Surrenders to Sleep

Neuroscience NewsJune 23, 2017

Researchers monitored the brain activity of roundworms as they fell asleep and woke up.... Read More...

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People Who Go To Bed Late Have Less Control Over OCD Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2017

According to researchers, going to be late can result in lower perceived control of obsessive thoughts for those with OCD.... Read More...

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Non-Prescription Use of Ritalin Linked to Adverse Side Effects

Neuroscience NewsMay 15, 2017

Researchers report changes in brain chemistry in people who take the medication Ritalin without it being prescribed to them. Changes impacted body weight, risk taking behaviors and locomotive activity. Additionally, women were more sensitive to the behavioral effects that men.... Read More...

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