Researchers find the opioid system responds to social rejection, not just physical pain.
The more depressed a person is, the harder it is for them to distinguish between similar items or experiences, a new study finds.
According to new research, higher accumulation of Lithium occurs in the brain's white matter.
A new neuroimaging study reveals how anxiety or stress can link areas of the brain for emotion and olfactory processing, making neutral odors smell malodorous.
A new study explores the connection between mechanical ventilation and hippocampal damage in ICU patients.
Neuroimaging could help find a biomarker in the brain which can help correctly diagnose bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Researchers discover the anesthetic drug isoflurane could help treat drug resistant depression.
Researchers suggest serotonin metabolism in the pineal gland could play a role in the underlying cause of depression. The findings were based on biochemical changes which were seen to be in association with improvements in depression.
Researchers find seemingly identical neurons can behave the same, even though they are built differently under the surface.
The amygdala, an area of the brain which regulates emotion, works differently in preschoolers with depression compared to their health peers, a new study suggests.
A new study shows sufferers of seasonally affective disorder (SAD), like insomniacs, report sleep patterns incorrectly due to depression.
A new study finds sleep deprivation could play a role in ramping up specific brain regions which contribute to excessive worrying.