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Featured Genetics

·November 30, 2015·3 min read

Genetic Variants Associated with Schizophrenia Influence Gene Activity in Developing Brain

Researchers shed ligh on how DNA sequence variation influences gene activity in brain development.

Diagram of dopamine pathway.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 23, 2015·5 min read

Measuring Dopamine in Parkinsons Patient’s Gives Insight Into How We Learn

Researchers measure dopamine release during surgery in Parkinson's patients and identify how rapid dopamine release encodes information critical to learning and decision making.

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Featured Psychology

·October 16, 2015·3 min read

A Day Time Nap and Reward Boosts Learning

A new study reports receiving a reward as you learn can help consolidate the new facts in your memory, especially if combined with a short nap.

Image shows the location of the striatum in the brain.

Featured Psychology

·October 12, 2015·3 min read

Key Brain Activity Differences in People with Anorexia Discovered

A new study reports when people with anorexia decide what to eat, they engage the dorsal striatum, an area of the brain associated with habitual behavior.

Illustration shows location of the basal ganglia in the brain.

Featured Neurology

·October 7, 2015·3 min read

Lack of D1 Receptors Results in Slowed Movement in Parkinson’s Patients

A new study reveals a lack of dopamine transmission via D1 receptors disrupts information flow in the basal ganglia and can cause difficulty in initiating voluntary movements for Parkinson's patients.

Diagram of the spleen.

Featured Genetics Neurology

·September 15, 2015·5 min read

Spleen Could Be Potential Target for Treating Chronic Inflammation Following Stroke

According to new research, the spleen could be a target for treating stroke induced chronic inflammation which leads to further brain cell death.

Image shows a striatal medium spiny neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 2, 2015·5 min read

Researchers Identify Population of Neurons Responsible for Alcohol Addiction

According to a new study, alcohol consumption alters the function of medium spiny neurons in the dorsomedial striatum.

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Featured Psychology

·August 28, 2015·4 min read

Predicting Response to Antipsychotic Medications with Neuroimaging

According to researchers, fMRI brain scans may be used to predict a patient's responsiveness to antipsychotic medications.

This is a diagram of the dopamine pathway in the brain.

Featured Neurology Pain

·August 24, 2015·4 min read

Antidepressants Reduce Neuropathic Pain by Altering Signaling Protein Levels in Nucleus Accumbens

Researchers believe the newly understood mechanism could yield insights into more precise future treatments for nerve pain and depression.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 19, 2015·6 min read

Creatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and Reward

According to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.

This shows a woman holding her head while resting it on a table. She is surrounded by books. The image implies the woman is stressed.

Featured Psychology

·August 5, 2015·4 min read

How Stress Can Sabotage Self Control

A new study explores how stress can alter the brain to impair self control.

This image shows cholinergic neurons in a rat straitum.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 24, 2015·5 min read

Mental Flexibility Enabled With Help of Rare Neuron

A new study reports behavioral flexibility is controlled by specific neurons in the striatum.

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