FeaturedPsychology·August 28, 2015·4 min readPredicting Response to Antipsychotic Medications with NeuroimagingAccording to researchers, fMRI brain scans may be used to predict a patient's responsiveness to antipsychotic medications.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPain·August 24, 2015·4 min readAntidepressants Reduce Neuropathic Pain by Altering Signaling Protein Levels in Nucleus AccumbensResearchers believe the newly understood mechanism could yield insights into more precise future treatments for nerve pain and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2015·6 min readCreatures of Habit: How Neurons Weigh Behavioral Cost and RewardAccording to a new study, habit formation is driven by neurons in the striatum which represent both the cost and reward of the behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 5, 2015·4 min readHow Stress Can Sabotage Self ControlA new study explores how stress can alter the brain to impair self control.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 24, 2015·5 min readMental Flexibility Enabled With Help of Rare NeuronA new study reports behavioral flexibility is controlled by specific neurons in the striatum.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2015·2 min readMechanism Which Helps Interneurons Find Their Way to Striatum IdentifiedResearchers report they have identified the mechanism by which interneurons migrate to the striatum.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·June 5, 2015·3 min readAbility to Learn New Language is in Your GenesAccording to a new study, a genetic variation in the FOXP2 gene is associated with the ability for adults to learn new languages.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 28, 2015·6 min readBrain Circuitry That Controls Anxiety Provoking Decisions IdentifiedFindings could have implications for treating psychiatric disorders that feature impaired decision making.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·March 11, 2015·3 min readCells in Matrix and Striosome Compartments of Striatum Do Not Appear to CommunicateA new study reports martix and stirosome compartments in the striatum do not appear to exchange synaptic information.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 11, 2015·4 min readRat Study Finds Lead has Detrimental Effect on Cells in Brain Areas Implicated in SchizophreniaDetrimental effects on areas of the brain associated with schizophrenia and stronger reaction to cocaine seen in rats exposed to lead, according to a new study.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2015·3 min readNeuroscientists Identify New Way Several Brain Areas CommunicateResearchers have identified a new neural pathway by which several brain areas communicate within the striatum.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 5, 2015·4 min readAnimal Study Points to a Treatment for Huntington’s DiseaseResearchers improve motor function and reduce brain shrinkage in animal models of HD by adjusting the levels of a signaling protein.Read More
