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·August 4, 2016·7 min read

Schizophrenia Simulator: When Chemistry Upends Sanity’s Balance

Researchers have developed a model of schizophrenia that simulates chemical imbalances associated with memory disturbances.

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·August 1, 2016·3 min read

Tapping Crowd Sourced Data Unearths a Trove of Depression Genes

Researchers use data shared by people who purchased their genetic profiles via online services to identify 15 genome sites linked to depression in people with European ancestry.

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·July 20, 2016·5 min read

Infections and Antibiotic Use Linked to Manic Episodes in People With Serious Mental Illness

A new study appears to add to the growing evidence that the immune system may play a vital role in some psychiatric disorders.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·June 24, 2016·5 min read

DNA Instability in Schizophrenia

Significantly more DNA sequences repeat in people with schizophrenia than in control individuals, a new study reports.

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·June 8, 2016·6 min read

Differences in Male and Female Brain Activity When it Comes to Cooperation

A new study may provide clues as to how cooperative behavior could have evolved differently between men and women.

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·June 7, 2016·4 min read

New Clues to Deciphering Schizophrenia

According to a new study, people with schizophrenia show reduced levels of GABA and glutamate.

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·February 15, 2016·8 min read

The God Brain: Roundtable Discussion on God and Spirituality for Brain Games

Is belief in God innate in our brains, as if it were installed by some divine programmer? Or is spirituality a more complex evolving adaptation that has both helped and harmed us as a species? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.