FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2016·5 min readPoorer Memory Linked to Being OverweightA new study reports on an association between high body mass index and poorer performance on episodic memory tests.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 25, 2016·5 min readVigorous Exercise Boosts Neurotransmitters and May Help Restore Mental HealthA new study focuses on why exercise may be an important tool in treating depression and other disorders linked to GABA or glutamate deficiencies.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 24, 2016·4 min readGenetic Counselling Could Help Psychiatric PatientsAccording to a new study, genetic counselling can help schizophrenia and bipolar patients to better understand and manage their conditions.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 23, 2016·5 min readClock Gene May Connect Sleep and MoodResearchers have identified a gene that could serve as a molecular intersection between mood and the circadian clock.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 17, 2016·5 min readThe Teenage Brain and SchizophreniaResearchers are developing new imaging techniques that are able to reveal where and over what time scale abnormalities in the brain develop in people with mental health problems.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 17, 2016·4 min readA Potential Pathway Between Depression and InsomniaAccording to a new study, nightmares and insomnia may elevate the risk of depression.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·February 16, 2016·3 min readFingerprinting Psychiatric IllnessA new study explores the various biomarkers that appear to underpin a number of psychiatric illnesses.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 15, 2016·3 min readVirtual Reality Therapy Could Help People With DepressionAccording to researchers, immersive virtual reality therapy could help people with depression to be less critical and more compassionate toward themselves, thus reducing some depressive symptoms.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 15, 2016·2 min readNoradrenaline Linked to Vulnerability to DepressionA new study reveals a link between a vulnerability to depression and noradrenergic neurons.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyPain·February 11, 2016·3 min readChronic Pain Relieved by Blocking Stress Protein in MiceAccording to a new study, a group of drugs being developed to treat mood disorders could also be used to relieve chronic pain.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 8, 2016·4 min readSuicide Risk Increased Three Fold in Adults Following ConcussionAccording to a new study, the long term risk of suicide in adults who have had a concussion is three times higher than the population norm.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·February 4, 2016·3 min readTreating Depression With Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve StimulationResearchers report successfully reducing depressive symptoms in some patients using a non-invasive form of vagus nerve stimulation.Read More