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·September 9, 2017·3 min read

Brain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia Discovered

Researchers have identified a specific area of the brain responsible for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. The researchers were able to control the hallucinations with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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·October 4, 2021·3 min read

Depression History Written in the Reactions of the Brain

The more a person experiences severe depression through their lifespan, the less they react emotionally to negative faces during current depressive episodes.

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·September 8, 2019·4 min read

Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder

Following a month of treatment with deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS), people with OCD reported a 45.2% reduction in symptom severity.

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·October 8, 2018·3 min read

Club Drug GBH Associated with Brain and Cognitive Changes

According to researchers, regular use of the popular clubbing drug, GBH, can have negative effects on brain networks associated with both long term and working memory. Additionally, frequent use of the drug is associated with an increased risk of developing stress and anxiety.

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·September 12, 2020·4 min read

Depression Risk Detected by Measuring Heart Rate Changes

Measuring changes in heart rate for 24 hours, researchers can predict, with 90% accuracy, if a person is currently suffering from symptoms of depression.

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·October 16, 2022·3 min read

Patients With Clinical Depression “Stopped Seeking Treatment” During the COVID Waves

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients admitted to hospitals for clinical depression care dropped significantly. However, the number of people seeking out-patient care for depression increased.

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·September 12, 2020·3 min read

Is the “Mozart Effect” Real? New Analysis Indicates That Music Can Help Epilepsy

Listening to Mozart can reduce the frequency of seizures in those with epilepsy. Exposure to the music of Mozart daily not only significantly reduces seizure frequency, but it also reduces abnormal brain activity associated with epilepsy.

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·October 10, 2018·5 min read

Researchers Show Change in Beliefs Associated with Dopamine in Brain

A new brain imaging study reveals how the midbrain and striatum, two key areas of the dopamine system, become more active when a person updates their beliefs about the world around them.

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·October 17, 2022·3 min read

Children Born to Younger or Older Parents Have an Increased Risk of Bipolar Disorder

Children born to parents who are under 20, or those born to mothers over 35 and fathers over 45 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life. Older men, researchers report, are at greater risk of having a child with bipolar disorder.

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·October 23, 2022·3 min read

Strict Parenting May Hard-Wire Depression Risk Into a Child’s DNA

Strict parenting and other childhood stresses increase depression risks later in life by altering the way in which DNA is read.

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·September 8, 2019·3 min read

Study locates brain areas for understanding metaphors in healthy and schizophrenic people

Patients with schizophrenia show increased brain activity in central areas of the brain, but lower activity in the temporal sulcus when hearing metaphors.

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·September 3, 2017·5 min read

Is ADHD Really a Sleep Problem?

A recent study proposes a new theory that states ADHD may be linked to problems with regular circadian sleep. Researchers found in 75% of people with ADHD, the physiological sleep phases was delayed by 1.5 hours.

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European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Brain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia Discovered

Depression History Written in the Reactions of the Brain

Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder

Club Drug GBH Associated with Brain and Cognitive Changes

Depression Risk Detected by Measuring Heart Rate Changes

Patients With Clinical Depression “Stopped Seeking Treatment” During the COVID Waves

Is the “Mozart Effect” Real? New Analysis Indicates That Music Can Help Epilepsy

Researchers Show Change in Beliefs Associated with Dopamine in Brain

Children Born to Younger or Older Parents Have an Increased Risk of Bipolar Disorder

Strict Parenting May Hard-Wire Depression Risk Into a Child’s DNA

Is ADHD Really a Sleep Problem?

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

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Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

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