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Neuroscientists have shown that stimulating the caudate nucleus can generate negative moods that lead to irrational decision-making. Stimulating the caudate nucleus causes animals to give far more weight to the anticipated drawback of a situation than …

Can viruses trigger psychiatric disorders? A new study suggests yes. Accordingly, special disorders are associated with a high rate of infection of a specific herpesvirus.

Researchers suggest dysfunction in mitochondria — the main source of energy for cells — may be the root cause of depression. The finding brings new insight to long-held theories of the causes of depression and could lead to the development of novel a…

Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the brain.

Model system researchers have examined the factors that influence productive activity one year after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research.

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which is impaired social communication. But what happens in patients’ brains that disrupts their social skills? According to scientists, a malfunc…

There is new hope for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases following a ground-breaking discovery.

In dueling papers, researchers tackle key questions about working memory such as, how we hold and juggle multiple pieces of information in mind.

Social behavior in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder normalized when investigators triggered the release of a specific signaling substance, serotonin, in a single part of the animals’ brains, according to a new study.