FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·August 3, 2023·5 min readGABA Receptors Unveiled as Potential Antidepressant TargetsA new study argues the neurotransmitter GABA and its principal receptors could play a key role in managing depressive disorders. Researchers suggest potential pathways through which GABA-modulating treatments could alleviate both cognitive and affective symptoms linked to depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 27, 2023·6 min readBrain Chemical Imbalance Detected in OCDResearchers discovered a neurochemical imbalance in the brains of patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, they found a disrupted balance between neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA in two specific regions of the frontal lobes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2023·5 min readHow Alcohol’s Impact on the Brain Makes Us More Likely to DrinkResearchers have uncovered a neural mechanism involving the brain's immune system that spurs alcohol use disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 3, 2023·5 min readSugar Is Processed Differently in the Brains of Obesity-Prone vs. Obesity-Resistant RatsGlucose takes longer to get into the nucleus accumbens of obesity-prone rat models. Researchers also discovered excess levels of glutamate in obesity-prone rats, implying a deficiency in the neurotransmitter recycling process normally maintained by astrocytes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2022·3 min readChildren Learn More Quickly Than AdultsChildren have a rapid boost of GABA during visual learning tasks that continue after the training ends. In adults, GABA levels remain consistent. Findings suggest children's brains respond to training in a way that allows the to more quickly and more efficiently stabilize learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 9, 2022·4 min readA Clearer Picture of Developing Teen BrainStudy provides evidence of a critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness risk peak.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 26, 2022·3 min readSynaptic Connectivity of a Novel Cell Population in the StriatumResearchers characterize a novel neural population within the striatum that appears to be responsible for the interplay between acetylcholine and GABA.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·May 9, 2022·4 min readGene Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Neuropathy From Spinal Cord InjuriesGene therapy that inhibits targeted nerve cell signals effectively improves symptoms of neuropathic pain without negative side effects in mouse models of spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve damage.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 13, 2022·6 min readHow Cannabis Affects Our Cognition and PsychologyResearchers investigate how cannabis can influence a number of cognitive and psychological processes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 26, 2022·4 min readNew Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia SymptomsOver-activity in the hippocampus has been linked to certain symptoms of schizophrenia.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 5, 2022·5 min readLink Between Brain Chemical and Visual Processing in AutismWhen GABA targets are activated, visual processing for people on the autism spectrum becomes more like that of non-autistic people.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·January 2, 2022·4 min readSleeping Mice Show Busy BrainsFindings reveal the brain may optimize visual information processing depending on its conscious state.Read More