Differences in Brain Structure for People With SchizophreniaA new study reports researchers have identified structural abnormalities in the brains of people with schizophrenia. The findings provide insights into how the condition could develop.Read More
How Children Inherit Parents’ AnxietyAccording to a new study, anxious parents are more likely to have anxious offspring.Read More
Walking in Nature Could Reduce Depression RiskFeeling depressed? Take a stroll in nature. Researchers report walking in nature can lower the risk of depression.Read More
Cortisol Reinforces Traumatic MemoriesAccording to a new study, cortisol strengthens traumatic memories, both when the memory is formed and when it is reconsolidated.Read More
Intrusive Memories of Traumatic Events Reduced by Sleep DeprivationAccording to a new study, sleep deprivation could prevent people who have experienced a traumatic event from consolidating the negative memories.Read More
Sleep Quality Affects Mood for Women with Bipolar DisorderAccording to a new study, poor sleep quality is linked to negative moods in women with bipolar disorder.Read More
Why the Promise of Reward Outweighs Risk for the Teenage BrainDopamine neurons are activated less than in adults brains when teens are faced with the prospect of a reward, a new study reports.Read More
Smile and the World Smiles With YouAccording to a new study, smiling changes the way our brains process other people's emotions.Read More
Smaller Hippocampus in Brains of Patients with Recurrent DepressionA new study reports people with recurrent depression have significantly smaller hippocampi than healthy individuals.Read More
Restoring Low Levels of Serotonin Could Improve Brain Function for Some with DementiaImpulsivity may be reduced and brain function improved in patients with frontotemporal dementia by restoring low levels of serotonin, a new study reports.Read More
Recalling a Nightmare Flight: How Trauma Memory is Processed in the BrainA new neuroimaging study provides clues about trauma memory and how it is processed in the brain.Read More
Neural Pathway Provides New Insight into Cocaine AddictionManipulating the activity of Activin receptors could decrease relapse behaviors in cocaine addiction, a new study suggests.Read More