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Featured Neurology Psychology

·August 25, 2014·2 min read

Sleep Drunkenness Disorder May Affect 1 in 7

A sleep disorder known as sleep drunkenness may affect as many as 1 in 7 people, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 21, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Discover Area of Brain Responsible for Exercise Motivation

Researchers report the dorsal medial habenula could control a person's motivation to exercise.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·August 20, 2014·3 min read

Breastfeeding Linked to Lower Risk of Postnatal Depression

A new study of over 10,000 mothers has shown that women who breastfed their babies were at significantly lower risk of postnatal depression than those who did not.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·August 15, 2014·2 min read

Depression Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

A new study reports that depression is under-treated in Parkinson's patients.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·August 15, 2014·3 min read

Dopamine Replacement Therapy Associated with Increase in Impulse Control Disorders Among Early Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Anxiety and depression are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's patients than in the general population, a new study reports.

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Electrophysiology Featured Psychology

·May 27, 2014·3 min read

Dealing with Stress: To Cope or to Quit?

Researchers identify neurons in mice which determine resilience to depression.

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Featured Psychology

·May 7, 2014·3 min read

Psilocybin Inhibits the Processing of Negative Emotions in the Brain

A new study reports psilocybin influences the amygdala, weakening the processing of negative stimuli. Researchers hope the finding could pave the way for new treatment approaches for some psychiatric disorders.

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Featured Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos Psychology

·April 17, 2014·4 min read

Jump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress Susceptibility

Researchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·April 14, 2014·2 min read

New Finding Suggests a Way to Block Stress Damage

The gene REDD1 enables stress to damage neurons and cause depressive behavior, a new study reports.

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Featured Neurology

·February 14, 2014·3 min read

Could Undiagnosed Sleep Problems Be Making MS Patients’ Fatigue Worse?

Researchers find an increased risk of sleep apnea in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 13, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction

Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.

Featured Psychology

·January 8, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Find a New Mechanism Underlying Depression

Changes in microglia underlie depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress, a new study reports.

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