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·August 30, 2018·4 min read

How the Brain and Personality Provide Protection Against Emotional Distress

A new study reports personality traits can help protect an individual's brain against symptoms of emotional distress, such as anxiety and depression.

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·August 1, 2013·4 min read

Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

Researchers trace spontaneous genetic mutations and reverse-engineer the outlines of disrupted prenatal gene networks in schizophrenia.

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·November 30, 2020·7 min read

Cortex Over Reflex: Study Traces Circuits Where Executive Control Overcomes Instinct

Anterior cingulate cortex neurons project connections to the superior colliculus. The superior colliculus carries out reflexive movements. The study finds the purpose of the ACC neurons connections to the SC is to over-rider the SC when executive control is essential.

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·January 1, 2020·3 min read

New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

Hangxiety, the feeling of waking up with anxiety the morning after heavy drinking, is a common symptom associated with a hangover. Researchers explain how a heavy night's drinking alters neurochemistry, leaving some of us prone to waking with anxiety.

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·October 9, 2019·6 min read

Scientists reverse core symptom of schizophrenia in adult mice

Neuronal branches in SETD1A deficient mice are shorter and stunted. Switching off another gene, LSD1, nullifies the harmful effects of SETD1A on neuron and axon growth. After inhibiting LSD1, SETD1A deficient mice showed improved memory and axon growth. Inhibiting LSD1 not only acted on memory deficits linked to schizophrenia but also acted on the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with axonal growth.

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·August 29, 2019·4 min read

Parenting stress may affect mother’s and child’s ability to tune in to each other

Mothers who reported higher levels of parental stress had less synchrony in brain activity with their young children than moms who were more stress-free. The findings shed new light on how parental stress can impact the mother-child relationship on a day-to-day basis.

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·April 30, 2019·4 min read

To boldly go or anxiously hang back? Mouse Study

Inhibiting VIP interneurons disrupts medial prefrontal cortex representations of anxiety-related information which drive avoidance behaviors.

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·November 15, 2018·4 min read

Making Moves and Memories: Are They Connected?

Researchers have identified a new role for the cerebellum. Rather than just helping to control muscle activity, the cerebellum may also play a critical role in cognitive functions.

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·September 5, 2014·3 min read

Cannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSD

Researchers report administering cannabinoids soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like symptoms in rats.

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·July 23, 2021·5 min read

Neuroscientists Posit That Brain Region Is a Key Locus of Learning

A new study reveals the role the locus coeruleus plays in learning, behavior, and mental health.

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·April 30, 2021·4 min read

Transporter Imbalance Implicated in Schizophrenia

Researchers have implicated alterations in the balance of two chloride ion channels in the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia. Inhibiting transporter activity with bumetanide reversed some of the cognitive symptoms in mouse models of the psychiatric disorder.

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·July 15, 2021·5 min read

Spending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our Brains

Brain structure and mood improve when people spend time outdoors. This has positive implications for concentration, memory, and overall psychological wellbeing.

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prefrontal cortex

Stray Prenatal Gene Network Suspected in Schizophrenia

Cortex Over Reflex: Study Traces Circuits Where Executive Control Overcomes Instinct

New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

Scientists reverse core symptom of schizophrenia in adult mice

To boldly go or anxiously hang back? Mouse Study

Making Moves and Memories: Are They Connected?

Cannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSD

Neuroscientists Posit That Brain Region Is a Key Locus of Learning

Transporter Imbalance Implicated in Schizophrenia

Spending Time Outdoors Has a Positive Effect on Our Brains

Shaping Young Minds: Neurodevelopment Interventions for Psychiatric Disorders

Ultra-Processed Foods: AI’s New Contribution to Nutrition Science

Aging Myelin: A New Perspective in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer

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