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·April 25, 2017·5 min read

Facial Expressions: How the Brain Processes Emotion

A new study reveals the amygdala has distinct neurons that can judge ambiguity and intensity of facial expressions.

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·April 11, 2017·6 min read

Wiring of the ‘Little Brain’ Linked to Multiple Forms of Mental Illness

Researchers report differences in the cerebellum and pons could increase risk for multiple forms of mental illness.

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·April 8, 2017·4 min read

Ketamine Shows Positive Results for Treating Severe Depression

A new research paper outlines principles for testing new treatments for depression and the use of ketamine to help treat the illness.

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·April 5, 2017·4 min read

Self Harm Linked to Violence Towards Others

Researchers report on a link between people who self harm and violent crime.

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·April 5, 2017·7 min read

Probiotics Benefit in Schizophrenia Shaped by Yeast Infections

Researchers report introducing probiotics help reduce yeast infections in men with schizophrenia. Additionally, the probiotics could help decrease the hallucinations and delusions associated with the disease.

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·April 5, 2017·4 min read

Schizophrenia Signs Linked to Uncoordinated Firing of Brain Cells: Mouse Study

Researchers report a group of neurons that fire haphazardly in mouse models of schizophrenia could underlie the psychosis that is symptomatic of the disorder.

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·April 4, 2017·8 min read

Study Reverses Thinking on Genetic Link to Depression and Stress

Researchers find no evidence that a serotonin related gene alters the impact stress has on depression.

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·April 1, 2017·3 min read

Depression Tops List As Leading Cause of Disability and Ill Health Worldwide

According to a new report, more than 300 million people are now living with depression, with an 18% increase in those diagnosed with the disorder between 2005 and 2015.

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·March 30, 2017·3 min read

How Animal Testing Is Helping Researchers Understand the OCD Brain

A series of short films looks at how using animals to better understand what happens in the brains of those with OCD may help lead to better treatments.

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·March 30, 2017·6 min read

Tests Can Help Quantify Automatic Empathy and Moral Intuitions

Researchers have developed new tests and math models to help quantify automatic moral and empathetic judgement.

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·March 29, 2017·5 min read

Vulnerability to Psychosis: How to Detect it

Researchers have identified an early vulnerability biomarker for psychosis.

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·March 28, 2017·5 min read

Brain Stimulation Improves Schizophrenia-Like Cognitive Problems

Researchers report stimulating the cerebellum of rats with schizophrenia like cognitive problems helps to normalize brain activity in the frontal cortex and correct the rat's ability to estimate the passage of time.