Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute.
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Children at risk for mental disorders experience communication breakdown in brain networks supporting attention
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Attention deficits are central to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and are thought to precede the presentation of the illnesses.
The five most stressed states in America
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The Midwest may be the least stressful place to
live in the United States.
Red wine compound may improve memory
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Study shows a substance found in red wine and dark chocolate that has been touted for its supposed anti-aging effects may also improve people’s
memory.
More and more, young women are being diagnosed with ADHD
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According to a recent report, the biggest spike
in ADHD medication is among young women between
the ages of 19 and 34.
Patients’ end-of-life wishes granted
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Study finds that patients who document their end-of-life wishes using a special medical form get the specific care they want in their final days.
Addiction recast as manageable disease
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The societal scourge of addiction is a case of good evolution gone bad in modern contexts, but scientists are closing in on new biomedical interventions. A group of addiction researchers recommended that the problem of substance use disorders should be…
Does ‘free will’ stem from brain noise?
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Our ability to make choices — and sometimes mistakes — might arise from random fluctuations in the brain’s background electrical noise, according to a recent study. New research shows how arbitrary states in the brain can influence apparently volunta…
Does ‘free will’ stem from brain noise?
June 9, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Our ability to make choices — and sometimes mistakes — might arise from random fluctuations in the brain’s background electrical noise, according to a recent study. New research shows how arbitrary states in the brain can influence apparently volunta…
To recover consciousness, brain activity passes through newly detected states
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Research shows that recovery from deep anesthesia is not a smooth, linear process but is instead a dynamic journey with specific states of activity the brain must temporarily occupy on the way to full recovery.
