Study sheds new light on the role noncoded RNAs play at the synapse.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Psilocybin Performs At Least As Well as Leading Antidepressant in Small Study
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, is as effective at treating depression as conventional SSRI antidepressants. Researchers report, that although not significantly significant, early findings reveal those treated with psilo…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Older Adults Most Likely to Make the Effort to Help Others
Older adults are more likely to make an effort to help others, a new study reports. Researchers found, when faced with tasks that required more effort, older adults were more likely to offer help than younger people. By contrast, younger adults were mo…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Doomscrolling: Why We Do It, and How We Can Stop
People are reporting an uptick in personal “doomscrolling” activities online. Marked by consuming excessive amounts of negative content during one sitting, doomscrolling may be linked to anxiety. Researchers provide suggestions about how people can hal…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Some Alzheimer’s Plaques May Be Protective, Not Destructive
Microglia creates dense-core plaques which help to clear away more wispy plaques from neurons, preventing cell death. Findings suggest the dense-core plaques play a defensive role in protecting the brain from the ravages of neurodegenerative diseases, …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys
Study reveals there are differences in genes and the genetic burdens that underpin ASD between males and females. Researchers also found specific differences in the ways the brains of girls on the autism spectrum respond to different social cues.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Coronavirus Does Not Infect the Brain but Still Inflicts Damage
COVID-19 may not directly infect the brain, but the virus is still capable of causing significant neurological damage, a new study reports. Researchers say the neurological changes seen as a result of coronavirus infection are likely related to inflamm…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Video » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Advancing Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., was the guest speaker for the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Davidson is the Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Arthur V. Meigs, Chair in Pedi…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Adolescents With Lack of Empathy Show Early Signs of Psychopathy
Teens who display callous-unemotional traits are at higher risk of developing psychopathic traits as they enter adulthood.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How We Know Whether and When to Pay Attention
Our ability to act fast is based on estimates of whether and when specific events will occur that demand immediate attention.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain
Study sheds new light on how the brain regulates hunger. The findings may help with the development of new drugs to fight obesity.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Links Parkinson’s Disease and Neuroticism
A new study reveals those who score high on the personality traits associated with neuroticism are at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: An Ion Pump to Deliver Chemotherapy Agents to the Brain
A newly developed ion pump can deliver cancer-fighting drugs more accurately, and with fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy, to those with glioblastoma brain cancer.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Damage Linked to Common Compound In Everyday Plastic Items
BPA and BPS, two common plasticizers found in everyday items such as water bottles and food packaging, impair communication between neurons in the brain.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientific Meeting » The NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: Advancing Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
On April 15, 2021, Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., will provide an overview of recent research approaches for inherited disorders that impact central nervous system function during the next NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Spending Time on Household Chores May Improve Brain Health
Spending time performing household chores may help to improve brain health, especially for older adults. Researchers found older adults who spent more time engaging in housework had greater brain volume, specifically in the frontal lobe and hippocampus…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Measure to Predict Stress Resilience
Increased sensitivity in the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in the brain drives the development of anxiety in depression. The findings shed new light on the neurobiological mechanisms behind stress resilience.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Neural Systems Process and Store Information
A single neuron is able to select between different patterns, dependent upon the properties of individual stimuli.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Women Describe Specific Techniques to Increase Their Own Pleasure
Survey study identifies four main techniques women feel enhance their sexual pleasure. Researchers say understanding the dynamics of pleasure and satisfaction experienced during sexual encounters is critical to good sexual health overall.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Study Maps Brain Regions Responsible For Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol
The effects of intoxication, such as slurred speech and poor coordination, are a result of the breakdown of alcohol products in the brain and not the liver.
