Brain biomarkers could help identify those at risk of severe PTSD
A study has shed light on the neurocomputational contributions to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in combat veterans.…
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Brain’s alertness circuitry conserved through evolution
Using a molecular method likely to become widely adopted by the field, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health…
Sex hormone-sensitive gene complex linked to premenstrual mood disorder
National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman’s susceptibility to disabling irritability, sadness,…
Study identifies 15 genomic regions linked to depression among people of European ancestry
Scientists have discovered 15 genome sites – the first ever – linked to depression in people of European ancestry. Many…
New model may help solve the mystery of how lithium stabilizes moods
New measurements may have lifted the veil on the vexingly elusive interactions through which lithium can moderate the manic highs…
Brain connectome map more than doubles the human cortex’s known regions
Researchers have mapped 180 distinct areas in our brain’s outer mantle, or cortex — more than twice the number previously…
Circuit for experience-informed decision-making identified in rats
How is the brain able to use past experiences to guide decision-making? A few years ago, researchers supported by the…
Boys more likely to have antipsychotics prescribed, regardless of age
Boys are more likely than girls to receive a prescription for antipsychotic medication regardless of age, researchers have found. Approximately…
The signs and symptoms of postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that can affect women shortly before or soon after childbirth, but commonly begins within a month after delivery.
Souped-up remote control switches behaviors on-and-off in mice
Neuroscientists have perfected a chemical-genetic remote control for brain circuitry and behavior. This evolving technology can now sequentially switch the…
Brain circuitry for positive vs. negative memories discovered in mice
Neuroscientists have discovered brain circuitry for encoding positive and negative learned associations in mice. After finding that two circuits showed…
HIV can spread early, evolve in patients’ brains
The AIDS virus can genetically evolve and independently replicate in patients’ brains early in the illness process, researchers funded by…
Unearthing secrets of new neurons
Heather Frank, then a senior majoring in neuroscience at Colgate University, explains studies on neurogenesis that she worked on during an internship in the NIMH Unit on Neuroplasticity.
Medications for patients with first episode psychosis may not meet guidelines
Many patients with first-episode psychosis receive medications that do not comply with recommended guidelines for first-episode treatment, researchers have found.…
Soldiers at increased suicide risk after leaving hospital
U.S. Army soldiers hospitalized with a psychiatric disorder have a significantly elevated suicide risk in the year following discharge from…