UCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.
Optogenetics study shows activating the amygdala can create an addiction and an intense desire for sugary foods.
Researchers have developed a new algorithm which can analyze genomic insertions and deletions involved in some psychiatric disorders.
A new study reports people affected by substance abuse, eating disorders and OCD share a common pattern of decision making and similarities in brain structure.
Researchers report children with Tourette syndrome may unconsciously train their brains more effectively to manage their tics.
Researchers successfully demonstrate a technique to enhance self control through a new form of brain stimulation.
A new study confirms both OCD and TS are highly heritable. The research also reveals major differences between the underlying genetic makeup of both disorders.
A new study provides a glimpse into the current limitations and powerful implications of precision medicine.
New research suggests brain circuits which control obsessive compulsive behavior are intertwined with circuits which control food intake and body weight. The findings could have implications for treating obsessive compulsive disorder.
Researchers use optogenetics to control compulsive behavior in mice. The results could help to develop new treatments such as OCD and Tourette's syndrome.
In patients with hoarding disorder, parts of a decision-making brain circuit under-activated when dealing with others’ possessions, but over-activated when deciding whether to keep or discard their own things.
UC Irvine scientists have discovered intriguing differences in the brains and mental processes of an extraordinary group of people who can effortlessly recall every moment of their lives since about age 10. Research offers the first scientific findings about nearly a dozen people with this highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM).
