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Dr. René Hen examines how neurons that are linked to fear are also linked to memory.
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Everyday HealthDr. Brian Fallon discusses anxiety, trauma, and infectious diseases and the effects those conditions can have on the brain.
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Researchers at Columbia University used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to understand brain structural alterations in children and adolescents with OCD that predict psychotherapy treatment response.
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Phys.orgDr. Jonathan Javitch distills research that reveals the mechanics of how some transporter proteins function with stunning specificity.
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The ScientistOctober 7, 2019Neurogenesis is “fundamentally important for the brain to react to all sorts of different insults and prevent neurological and psychiatric problems,” Dr. Maura Boldrini says.
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- September 4, 2019
Dr. Rachel Marsh’s Cognitive Development and Neuroimaging Laboratory studies the mechanisms in the brain that underlie an individual’s ability to self-regulate.
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InsiderAugust 26, 2019While there is still plenty of research to be done, Dr. Philip Muskin emphasized that there is enough certainty to know that psychiatric drugs do work – often to great effect.
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SCIENCE MAGAZINEAugust 23, 2019Scientists have already found several brain features that align with suicide risk. The best studied comes from neuroscientist Dr. John Mann.
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Learning NetworkAugust 14, 2019This study “adds to a growing literature of using electrophysiological outcomes, including mismatch negativity as predictive biomarkers,” commented Dr. Joshua Kantrowitz.
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- August 31, 2018
New work from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons sheds light on how dopamine receptors signal within cells.
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- July 11, 2018
Structural differences in the cerebellum may be linked to some aspects of autism spectrum disorder, according to a neuroimaging study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC).
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- May 11, 2018
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) identified a specific receptor related to the neurotransmitter serotonin that could be targeted with drugs to boost memory.
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UPIJune 8, 2017Dr. Rene Hen: New research found the brain's mu opioid receptors are responsible for the depression-relieving effects of tianeptine.
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- May 12, 2017
Long assumed to be a mere "relay," an often-overlooked structure in the middle of the brain also turns out to play a pivotal role in tuning-up thinking circuity.
