News tagged with frontal cortex
New treatment for the chronically depressed
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression.
Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Schizophrenia waits silently until a seemingly normal child becomes a teenager or young adult. Then it swoops down and derails a young life.
Hush little baby... Linking genes, brain and behavior in children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 13, 2009 |
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It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that this is not necessarily an indication of their parenting skills. According to a new report ...
Brain mechanisms for behavioral flexibility
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 15, 2009 |
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New research provides insight into how the brain can execute different actions in response to the same stimulus. The study, published by Cell Press in the April 16 issue of the journal Neuron, suggests that i ...
Evidence appears to show how and where frontal lobe works
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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(Physorg.com) -- A Brown University study of stroke victims has produced evidence that the frontal lobe of the human brain controls decision-making along a continuum from abstract to concrete, from front to ...
Could brain abnormality predict drug addiction?
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at The University of Nottingham are to use MRI technology to discover whether abnormalities in the decision-making part of the brain could make some people more likely to become addicted to drugs.
