FeaturedGenetics·July 13, 2018·3 min readMaged1 Gene Protects Against Cocaine AddictionA new study reports mice lacking the Maged1 gene are unable to acquire an addiction to cocaine.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2017·3 min readWhy Do We Fall Asleep When We’re Bored?According to researchers, the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with pleasure and motivation, can also promote sleep. Researchers believe the findings might help answer why we often fall asleep when we are bored.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 30, 2017·7 min readPotassium Channels May Unlock Future Precision Medicine Treatments for AlcoholismResearchers have identified specific potassium channel genes that are altered by alcohol addiction.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2017·5 min readRevealing The Connection Between Female Estrogen Cycle and Cocaine AddictionAccording to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 17, 2016·5 min readWhy Risk Taking Behavior Increases During AdolescenceResearchers uncover a casual relationship between behavioral control and a specific imbalance in brain function that exists during adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 30, 2016·5 min readResearchers Identify Neurons Devoted to Social MemoryVentral CA1 neurons in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 27, 2016·6 min readPinpointing a Brain Circuit That Keeps Fear at BayResearchers have discovered a method to prolong the benefits of extinction and identified a new way to improve exposure therapy in people suffering from phobias and PTSD.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 16, 2016·5 min readNatural Molecule Could Improve Parkinson’s SymptomsN-acetylcysteine appears to help enable dopamine neurons to recover some function, researchers report.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 12, 2016·5 min readDepression is Driven by Network of Genes That Spans Brain CircuitsAccording to a new study, susceptibility to depression can be affected by tweaking specific gene networks.Read More
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