Electrical Stimulation of Deep Brain Structures May Help Ease Chronic Pain
Researchers use a wireless electrical device to stimulate deep brain areas and provide relief for chronic pain.... Read More...
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Looking at Brain Activity May Aid Self Motivation
Researchers are using a new brain imaging strategy to understand how to manipulate specific neural circuits in order to help motivate people.... Read More...
Why Adolescents Are More Vulnerable to Addiction
A new study explores why teens may be more vulnerable to addiction than adults.... Read More...
Noradrenaline Linked to Vulnerability to Depression
A new study reveals a link between a vulnerability to depression and noradrenergic neurons.... Read More...
Decreasing Nicotine Consumption by Flipping a Molecular ‘Switch’
Researchers have discovered a lipid that may act as a 'switch' to increase or decrease the motivation to consume nicotine.... Read More...
How Cocaine Changes the Brain
A new study maps out the network of circuits that produce dopamine when a rat is exposed to cocaine.... Read More...
Risk of Burnout For Brain Cells Implicated in Parkinson’s Disease
A new study reports on a possible reason for accelerated cell deterioration in Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
Researchers Identify Two Proteins Important in Parkinson’s Disease Progression
A new discovery into the molecular origins of Parkinson's disease could provide new avenues for treatment and prevention of the disease.... Read More...
Wirelessly Controlling Neurons with Help of Futuristic Brain Probe
Researchers have developed a new, ultra thin, minimally invasive device for controlling neurons with optogenetics and drugs.... Read More...
Why the Promise of Reward Outweighs Risk for the Teenage Brain
Dopamine neurons are activated less than in adults brains when teens are faced with the prospect of a reward, a new study reports.... Read More...
Reward Response Increased by Oxytocin in Women Viewing Crying Babies
Researchers suggest oxytocin could motivate women to help a crying baby.... Read More...
Scientists Find Molecular Trigger of Schizophrenia-Like Behaviors and Brain Changes
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a molecule in the brain that triggers schizophrenia-like behaviors, brain changes and global gene expression in an animal model.... Read More...