Drugs of abuse: Identifying the addiction circuit
What happens in the brain of a compulsive drug user? What is the difference in brain function between an addict […]
Scientists have plenty of ways to watch as individual neurons in a brain fire, sending electrical signals from one to […] Imagine a barking dog, a furry spider or another perceived threat and your brain and body respond much like they […] For decades, psychologists have viewed the neurotransmitter dopamine as a double-edged sword: released in the brain as a reward to […] More than half of cancer survivors suffer from cognitive impairment from chemotherapy that lingers for months or years after the […] A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas Heart Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital has developed a […] A lab team led by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Andrew Schally at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and the […] Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have developed a noninvasive way of delivering drugs to within a few millimeters of […] The blinking lights and exciting jingles in casinos may encourage risky decision-making and potentially promote problem gambling behaviour, suggests new […] When we’re born, our brains have a great deal of flexibility. Having this flexibility to grow and change gives the […]Neuroscience
Watching brain cells fire
Your brain on imagination: It’s a lot like reality, study shows
Dopamine’s yin-yang personality: It’s an upper and a downer: Known as a reward that makes us seek pleasure, dopamine also reinforces avoidance of pain
‘Chemo brain’ caused by malfunction in three types of brain cells, study finds
Novel approach improves understanding of the formation of new neurons in the mammalian adult brain
Cancer: Brain-derived compounds show surprising benefits: Synthetic derivatives of growth-hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) pass key test on way to possible use as medical therapy
Ultrasound releases drug to alter activity in targeted brain areas in rats
Casino lights and sounds encourage risky decision-making
Brain cells called astrocytes have unexpected role in brain ‘plasticity’: Researchers show protein made by astrocytes enables the brain’s maturation and regulates its flexibility