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A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group
ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona
For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind
Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs
Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is
Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely
Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have
Limerence: Why some people experience intense infatuation that feels like love, and how it affects them

Limerence: Why some people experience intense infatuation that feels like love, and how it affects them

by Rebecca Ellis,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLimerence is a term you may not be familiar with. It describes an involuntary, uncontrollable and obsessive desire for another p

Limerence: Why some people experience intense infatuation that feels like love, and how it affects them

by Rebecca Ellis,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLimerence is a term you may not be familiar with. It describes an involuntary, uncontrollable and obsessive desire for another p
For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro

For those at high risk, PTSD may be treatable before traumatic events even occur

by Christie Allen,Brigham Young UniversityCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU PhotoWhen people experience trauma, medication can help prevent or reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, softening overly stro
Inflammation and loss of protective mechanisms in the brain linked to suicide risk

Inflammation and loss of protective mechanisms in the brain linked to suicide risk

byVan Andel Research InstituteDifferentially expressed genes in temporal cortical brain tissue from suicidal decedents versus nonsuicide, nonpsychiatric controls.Nfor healthy = 32;&n

Inflammation and loss of protective mechanisms in the brain linked to suicide risk

byVan Andel Research InstituteDifferentially expressed genes in temporal cortical brain tissue from suicidal decedents versus nonsuicide, nonpsychiatric controls.Nfor healthy = 32;&n