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
FeaturedNeurologyPainPsychology·May 18, 2016·4 min readDrug Used For Pain and Anxiety May Be Linked to Birth DefectsA new study reports that pregnant women who take pregabalin, a drug commonly used to treat pain and anxiety, were three times more likely to have a child with a major birth defect.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 17, 2016·3 min readAltered Purine Metabolism Linked to DepressionAccording to researchers, people with major depressive disorder could have altered purine metabolism.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 16, 2016·11 min readNew Technology Senses and Stimulates Individual Brain Cells Without Invasive ElectrodesResearchers are developing new technologies that can stimulate and sense neurons in the human brain non-invasively.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 16, 2016·7 min readSmall Study Reveals Raising Body Temperature Could Help Relieve Symptoms of DepressionA new reports whole body hyperthermia improved symptoms of major depression for as long as six weeks following a single treatment.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·May 13, 2016·4 min readPrenatal Stress Could Enhance Protective Mechanisms of BabiesResearchers report the oxytocin receptor gene is activated more easily in infants of mothers who faced maternal stress and depression.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 12, 2016·5 min readDepression is Driven by Network of Genes That Spans Brain CircuitsAccording to a new study, susceptibility to depression can be affected by tweaking specific gene networks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2016·3 min readSocial Objects in the BrainA new study reports we may experience symbolic objects as social entities.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 10, 2016·6 min readIntravenous Ketamine May Rapidly Reduce Suicidal Thinking in Depressed Patients: Small StudyRepeat intravenous treatment with low doses of the anesthetic drug ketamine quickly reduced suicidal thoughts in a small group of patients with treatment-resistant depression, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 10, 2016·3 min readParental Depression Influences Risk Taking Behaviors in AdolescentsA new study links parental depression with increased activity in areas of the teen brain associated with risk taking behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·May 4, 2016·6 min readKetamine Lifts Depression via a Byproduct of Its MetabolismA metabolite created as the body breaks down ketamine could hold the key to understanding its antidepressant action, a new study reports.Read More