Maged1 Gene Protects Against Cocaine Addiction
A new study reports mice lacking the Maged1 gene are unable to acquire an addiction to cocaine.... Read More...
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Stress Affects People with Schizophrenia Differently
A new study reveals people with schizophrenia have a disrupted stress response. Researchers report those with schizophrenia have an increase in dopamine release in the striatum, but not in the prefrontal cortex, in response to stress.... Read More...
Obesity Plus Aging Linked to Alzheimer’s Markers in the Brain
A new study reports high sugar and fat based diets that lead to obesity, coupled with the normal aging process, may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease. ... Read More...
Striking Differences in Brain Morphology Between Wild and Domestic Rabbits
A new MRI study reveals how domestication has affected the brain morphology in rabbits, specifically in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala.... Read More...
Waking Up is Hard to Do: Prefrontal Cortex Implicated in Consciousness
A new study reveals the prefrontal cortex may play a role in coordinating the level of consciousness through the cholinergic system.... Read More...
Weak Brain Nodes Have Strong Influence on Memory Network
Researchers report that for memory formation, the nucleus accumbens is both upstream and influential.... Read More...
Ketamine and Psychedelic Drugs Change Structure of Neurons
A new study reveals psychedelics increase dendrites, dendritic spines and synapses, while ketamine may promote neuroplasticity. The findings could help develop new treatments for anxiety, depression and other related disorders.... Read More...
Frontal Lobe Implicated in Chronic Pain
A new study reveals, in rodents, some spinal pain begins in the frontal cortex. Researchers say the findings could help in the development of new treatments for chronic pain.... Read More...
Reading the Minds of Pilots
Study shows pilots in real flight conditions made more errors and had higher anterior prefrontal cortex activation than those who were placed in a simulator, when completing cognitively demanding tasks.... Read More...
Personalizing Therapeutic Brain Stimulation
Personalized rTMS treatments could be revolutionary in helping combat neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers say.... Read More...
Impaired Brain Pathways May Cause Attention Problems Following Stroke
Researchers report the impairment of the right thalamic and caudate prefrontal pathways appear to be associated with attention deficits in patients following a stroke. ... Read More...
Brains of Young People with Severe Behavioral Problems ‘Wired’ Differently
Young people with conduct disorder have abnormal connectivity between the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, researchers report.... Read More...