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Heartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 17, 2019

From designing drugs to help suppress traumatic memories, to harnessing the power of heartbeats, researchers are searching for new therapies to help people overcome their fears and phobias.... Read More...

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Study Reveals Roots of OCD

Neuroscience NewsNovember 29, 2018

A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...

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Treatment Options For Nightmare Disorder in Adults

Neuroscience NewsJune 14, 2018

Researchers propose a variety of therapeutic approaches and medications to help combat adult nightmare disorder.... Read More...

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How Depression Affects Your Thinking Skills

Neuroscience NewsJune 9, 2018

Typically, many people associate depression with feelings of sadness or despair. However, depression can also affect your cognitive abilities and memory. A new paper reviews the impact depression has on cognitive function and considers therapy options to help improve these often overlooked symptoms of the disorder. ... Read More...

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Single Intervention Not Enough For Anxiety

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

Researchers report a single intervention may not be helpful for young people with anxiety in the long term.... Read More...

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How AI is Helping to Predict and Prevent Suicides

Neuroscience NewsApril 15, 2018

Researchers investigate how artificial intelligence technologies could help to identify those at risk of suicide and deliver assistance to prevent a person from taking their life.... Read More...

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The Brain Basis Of “Hatred of Sound”: Misophonia

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 24, 2017

Does hearing certain sounds evoke feelings of uncontrollable anger or disgust? You may have misophonia. A new paper looks at the neurobiological underpinnings of this auditory disorder.... Read More...

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Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 19, 2017

A neuroimaging study reveals people with OCD who receive daily cognitive behavioral therapy to help curb their compulsive behaviors show stronger connections between specific brain regions.... Read More...

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Mindfulness Just as Effective as CBT for a Broad Range of Psychiatric Symptoms

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2017

A new study reports mindfulness group therapy has an equally positive effect for people suffering with depression and anxiety disorders as individual cognitive behavioral therapy.... Read More...

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Tackling Depression By Changing the Way You Think

Neuroscience NewsMarch 13, 2017

Using metacognitive therapy to reduce rumination can help relieve symptoms of depression, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Reading Can Help With Chronic Pain

Neuroscience NewsMarch 1, 2017

Shared reading may be a helpful therapy, and an alternative to CBT, to help those living with chronic pain, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Talk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain Connections

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 17, 2017

Study reveals cognitive behavioral therapy can strengthen specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and the stronger neural network connections are associated with long term reduction in symptoms.... Read More...

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Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neuroscience

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words

Neurology

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

Inflammation inhibitor blocks neurodevelopmental disorders in mouse model

AI

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Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

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Psychology

Depression in early adulthood linked to memory loss in your fifties

African-Americans more likely to be misdiagnosed with schizophrenia

Sports involvement linked to fewer depressive symptoms in children

Heartbeats and Memory Suppression: The New Tools for Controlling Fear

Study Reveals Roots of OCD

Treatment Options For Nightmare Disorder in Adults

How Depression Affects Your Thinking Skills

Single Intervention Not Enough For Anxiety

How AI is Helping to Predict and Prevent Suicides

The Brain Basis Of “Hatred of Sound”: Misophonia

Behavioral Therapy Increases Connectivity in Brains of People with OCD

Mindfulness Just as Effective as CBT for a Broad Range of Psychiatric Symptoms

Tackling Depression By Changing the Way You Think

Reading Can Help With Chronic Pain

Talk Therapy Helps Strengthen Brain Connections