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.
Researchers describe a pair of drug candidates which advance the search for new treatments for addiction, pain and other disorders.
A new neuroimaging study finds the anterior insula is smaller in school aged children previously diagnosed with depression.
According to researchers, fMRI brain scans may be used to predict a patient's responsiveness to antipsychotic medications.
A new computerized 'mirror game' has been shown to give more accurate diagnosis of schizophrenia than clinical interviews, a new study reports.
Researchers discover a genetic pathway that could lead to people developing anxiety and panic disorders.
Researchers develop a novel system to image worm brain activity. The new technology makes it possible for researchers to study the neural circuitry and genetics associated with animal behavior.
Researchers have observed the neural activity which appears to produce the disordered thinking associated with schizophrenia.
According to a new study, white, older men may be more likely to die from suicide as they may be less psychologically able to deal with normal challenges of aging.
Drugs that block dopamine D4 receptors have been used to reduce behaviors associated with compulsive gambling in rat models, a new study reports.
Researchers discovered a part of the brain involved in future behavioral changes, the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, had greater activation when smokers were exposed to anti-smoking messages with stronger arguments as opposed to weaker arguments.
Those who find it hard to cope with uncertainty over possible future threats could have an unusually large striatum, a new study reports.
