Brain Activity in Sex Addiction Mirrors That of Drug Addiction A new neuroimaging study finds pornography triggers brain activity of sex addicts much the same way as drugs trigger the brains of drug addicts.
Working to Loosen the Grip of Severe Mental Illness The underlying architecture of the brain at rest is basically the same as that of a person performing a variety of tasks, a new study reports.
People with Bipolar Disorder are Bigger Risk Takers Researchers find circuits involved in pursuing rewarding experiences are more strongly activated in bipolar patients.
New Study Discovers Biological Basis for Magic Mushroom Mind Expansion The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreaming as it does during a psychedelic trip, a new study reports.
Brain Fills Gaps to Produce a Likely Picture Using neuroimaging technology, researchers discover we not only see with our eyes, but with our brains too.
People with Tinnitus Process Emotions Differently from Their Peers People with tinnitus process emotions differently in the brain from those with normal hearing, a new study reports.
Sensitive? Emotional? Empathetic? It Could be in Your Genes A new neuroimaging study finds physical evidence that the highly sensitive brain responds powerfully to emotional images.
PET Scans Peer into Minimally Conscious Mind Researchers suggest PET scans are better able to identify patients in a minimally conscious state than other imaging technologies.
Reward Response May Demonstrate Why Quitting Smoking Is Harder for Some Researchers identify an aspect of brain activity that helps to predict the effectiveness of a reward-based strategy as motivation to quit smoking.
When Good People Do Bad Things New research finds being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal morality.
New Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood Flow Researchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.
Inside the Adult ADHD Brain Researchers find key differences in a brain communication network between adults who had recovered from childhood ADHD, and adults that had not.
That Sounds Familiar, But Why? Mathematical theories called global similarity models appear to correctly explain processing in the medial temporal lobe, an area of the brain associated with long term memory.
Psilocybin Inhibits the Processing of Negative Emotions in the Brain A new study reports psilocybin influences the amygdala, weakening the processing of negative stimuli. Researchers hope the finding could pave the way for new treatment approaches for some psychiatric disorders.
Researchers See Signs of Schizophrenia in Resting Brains Researchers discover widespread disruption of signals while the brain is at rest in patients with schizophrenia.
