FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 17, 2016·4 min readAntidepressant Drug Enhance Feelings of Control in DepressionA new study reports the way antidepressants affect learning about control and helplessness could explain why the therapeutic effects take time, as well as why their effectiveness differs among people.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 15, 2016·5 min readAntidepressants Taken During Pregnancy Can Affect Newborn Brain ActivityFetal exposure to SRI antidepressants may affect the brain activity in newborns, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 22, 2016·3 min readStudy Aims to Find Anti-Depressants That Work Faster For PatientsResearchers are testing a new method that could help find the best anti-depressants for individual patients more efficiently.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 18, 2016·5 min readHow Depression and Antidepressant Drugs WorkA new study shows the effectiveness of ketamine in treating depression in a mouse model of the disease and also helps bring together two hypotheses for the cause of depression.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 17, 2016·6 min readMagic Mushroom Compound May Provide New Avenues for Antidepressant ResearchIn a new study, researchers report on the potential for using psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms, for treating patients with treatment resistant depression.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 26, 2016·4 min readNutritional Supplements May Boost Effects of AntidepressantsA new study reports certain nutritional supplements may increase the effectiveness of antidepressants.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 14, 2016·5 min readNew Chemical May Help Control Inflammation and DepressionA new study reports a recently discovered chemical may be an innovative new tool in the treatment of depression.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 28, 2016·4 min readAntidepressant May Improve Cognitive Function in HIV PatientsResearchers report the antidepressant paroxetine suppresses neuroinflammation in improves reaction time in people with HIV associated cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·January 21, 2016·3 min readNew Depression Model Outperforms PsychiatristsA new depression model is better able to predict whether a patient will respond to a specific antidepressant than seasoned psychiatrists are able to.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 5, 2016·4 min readNo Increased Risk For Autism or ADHD With Prenatal Antidepressant ExposureStudy no evidence that prenatal exposure to antidepressants increases the risk for autism or ADHD.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·December 14, 2015·5 min readAntidepressant Use During Pregnancy Increases Autism Risk by 87 PercentA new study reports antidepressant use in pregnancy is linked to a significant increase in the risk for the offspring to develop autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 11, 2015·3 min readMajority of Swiss Students Against Cognitive Enhancement DrugsA new study reports the a majority of Swiss students questioned were against the use of cognitive enhancement drugs.Read More