FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 29, 2022·5 min readResearch Sheds Light on Mechanism by Which Long-Term Anti-Anxiety Drug Use Affects the BrainStudy reveals a possible mechanism by which anxiolytic medications act on the brain, leading to cognitive impairment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 6, 2022·2 min readHow Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Leads to Cognitive ImpairmentsMouse study reveals synaptic loss associated with a daily sleep-inducing dose of diazepam for several weeks leads to cognitive impairments. However, the effect was reversible after discontinuing benzodiazepine use.Read More
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