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How emotion affects action

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2019

Researchers have identified a comprehensive circuit mechanism that governs how emotional states can influence movement through connections in the basal ganglia. The mechanism represents a way in which emotional states relate to changes in action control in depression, anxiety, and OCD.... Read More...

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Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 8, 2019

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

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Anorexia not just a psychiatric disorder, it is also metabolic

Neuroscience NewsJuly 15, 2019

A large scale genome-wide study suggest the origins of anorexia include both metabolic and psychiatric components.... Read More...

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Can cannabinoids help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2019

Study provides further evidence the endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Using cannabinoid drugs have a positive impact in helping control behaviors associated with OCD.... Read More...

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Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

Children of younger parents are at increased risk of ADHD and Tourette syndrome, while children of older parents are at more risk of being diagnosed with OCD and autism. ... Read More...

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When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Neuroscience NewsMay 19, 2019

Orthorexia Nervosa, an eating disorder associated with a pathological obsession with healthy eating, has been associated with OCD traits, poor body image, preoccupation with personal appearance and a prior history of eating disorders. Researchers report those who practise vegetarianism or veganism are at an increased risk of developing orthorexia.... Read More...

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Researchers seek ‘fingerprints’ of severe mental diseases

Neuroscience NewsMay 13, 2019

Neuroimaging study finds significant changes in the brain associated with mental illnesses that could serve as a biomarker for diagnosis.... Read More...

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Brain’s support network may play key role in attention deficit, hyperactivity behaviors: Rodent study

Neuroscience NewsApril 26, 2019

Astrocytes can alter neurons to drive behaviors associated with ADHD. Researchers believe astrocytes may be used to develop targeted treatments for behavioral deficits associated with a range of mental illnesses.... Read More...

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Being too harsh on yourself could lead to OCD and anxiety

Neuroscience NewsApril 25, 2019

Study finds a correlation between the construct of personal responsibility and an increased risk of developing OCD and generalized anxiety disorder.... Read More...

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New role for sensory signals in the brain

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2019

Optogenetic stimulation causes signals in the sensory cortex to halt actions during a behavioral task, while altering signals in the motor cortex to cause mice to act more impulsively. ... Read More...

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Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatments

Neuroscience NewsApril 8, 2019

Researchers discuss the potential of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, OCD, Tourette syndrome and other disorders.... Read More...

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Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms

Neuroscience NewsApril 4, 2019

Deep brain stimulation improves performance on cognitive control tasks and increases theta oscillations in the medial, and lateral prefrontal cortex.... Read More...

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OCD

How emotion affects action

Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder

Anorexia not just a psychiatric disorder, it is also metabolic

Can cannabinoids help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Children of both young and old parents share risk for certain neurodevelopment disorders

When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk

Researchers seek ‘fingerprints’ of severe mental diseases

Brain’s support network may play key role in attention deficit, hyperactivity behaviors: Rodent study

Being too harsh on yourself could lead to OCD and anxiety

New role for sensory signals in the brain

Advances in deep brain stimulation could lead to new treatments

Deep stimulation improves cognitive control by augmenting brain rhythms