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Two molecules affecting brain plasticity

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- You wouldn't want a car with no brakes. It turns out that the developing brain needs them, too.


Regulating emotion after experiencing a sexual assault

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, sugges ...


Review provides new insights into the causes of anorexia

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people with the eating ...


Brain emotion circuit sparks as teen girls size up peers

Brain emotion circuit sparks as teen girls size up peers

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

What is going on in teenagers' brains as their drive for peer approval begins to eclipse their family affiliations? Brain scans of teens sizing each other up reveal an emotion circuit activating more in girls ...


Suppressing the compulsion to steal: Opiate receptor blocker shows promise in treating kleptomania

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If a drug took the fun out of stealing, would it reduce crime? A new study scheduled for the April 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, suggests that this may be so.


Schizophrenia-linked gene controls the birth of new neurons

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A gene that is arguably the most studied "schizophrenia gene" plays an unanticipated role in the brain: It controls the birth of new neurons in addition to their integration into existing brain circuitry, according to a report ...