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·May 12, 2025·5 min read

Why OCD, Tics, and ADHD Keep You Up at Night

People with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs), chronic tic disorders (CTDs), and ADHD often suffer from significant sleep disturbances, and a new review suggests that disruptions in the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) pathway may be the reason why. The review highlights how dopamine and GABA dysregulation in CSTC circuitry contributes to both poor sleep and the disorders themselves, suggesting a bidirectional and additive relationship.

Featured Neuroscience

·August 21, 2019·3 min read

Using real-time fMRI to treat Tourette Syndrome

Real-time fMRI neurofeedback could be a potential new treatment for Tourette syndrome.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·June 21, 2017·4 min read

Genetic Gains and Losses in Tourette Discovered

Researchers discover structural changes in two genes that increase the risk for Tourette syndrome.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 6, 2017·3 min read

Tourette Like Tics Vanish With Histamine: Mouse Study

Histamines may help to reduce tics associated with Tourette syndrome, a new mouse study finds.

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·May 3, 2017·6 min read

Researchers Identify Damage Genes Considered High Risk For Developing Tourette Syndrome

Researchers have identified four damaged genes which disrupt normal brain development in those with Tourette syndrome.

Image shows surgeons implanting a DBS device into a person with tourette.

Featured Neurology Psychology

·April 7, 2017·5 min read

Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Tics in Young Adults with Severe Tourette Syndrome

Deep brain stimulation helps reduce movement tics and verbal outbursts in people suffering from Tourette, researchers report.

Image shows brain areas associated with tourette tics.

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·March 31, 2017·4 min read

Brain’s Role in Tourette Tics Simulated in New Computational Model

Researchers use a new computer based brain stimulation to demonstrate tics associated with Tourette syndrome as a result of interaction between multiple brain regions.