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Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalLesions that cause organic psychosis affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus. Credit: Patricia ZvarovaA new study investigated the brain circuits involved

Psychosis-inducing lesions affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus, research reveals

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalLesions that cause organic psychosis affect a common brain circuit in the hippocampus. Credit: Patricia ZvarovaA new study investigated the brain circuits involved
Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

by BIAL FoundationDot plot showing Noetic Experiences and Beliefs Scale (NEBS) scores (Y-axis) by study group (X-axis). Academic psi (N = 44) and lay psi (N = 32) groups showed higher belief and exper

Are psi researchers more like lay believers or skeptics?

by BIAL FoundationDot plot showing Noetic Experiences and Beliefs Scale (NEBS) scores (Y-axis) by study group (X-axis). Academic psi (N = 44) and lay psi (N = 32) groups showed higher belief and exper
Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

byUniversity of SurreyLevels of plasma p-tau217 (LS-means ± SE) across a 24-h period in PLWA, their study partners, and cognitively intact older adults. Credit:Translational Psychiatry&nbs

Dementia diagnostic markers shown to change with time of day

byUniversity of SurreyLevels of plasma p-tau217 (LS-means ± SE) across a 24-h period in PLWA, their study partners, and cognitively intact older adults. Credit:Translational Psychiatry&nbs
Liver X receptor beta: A new frontier in treating depression and anxiety

Liver X receptor beta: A new frontier in treating depression and anxiety

by Genomic PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a Bench to Bedside reviewpublishedin the journalBrain Medicine, researchers Dr. Xiaoyu Song and Professor Jan-Åke Gustafsson from

Liver X receptor beta: A new frontier in treating depression and anxiety

by Genomic PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a Bench to Bedside reviewpublishedin the journalBrain Medicine, researchers Dr. Xiaoyu Song and Professor Jan-Åke Gustafsson from
Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults

Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults

by Poppy Tombs,University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passivel

Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults

by Poppy Tombs,University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passivel
Adults can learn absolute pitch: New research challenges long-held musical belief

Adults can learn absolute pitch: New research challenges long-held musical belief

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a long-held belief that absolute pitch—the ability to identify musical notes without reference—is a rare gift reserved for a

Adults can learn absolute pitch: New research challenges long-held musical belief

byUniversity of SurreyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's been a long-held belief that absolute pitch—the ability to identify musical notes without reference—is a rare gift reserved for a
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk for at least three years, study finds

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk for at least three years, study finds

byKeck School of Medicine of USCGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176089Women exposed to higher levels of nitrogen diox

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk for at least three years, study finds

byKeck School of Medicine of USCGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176089Women exposed to higher levels of nitrogen diox
Yoga, meditation, and mental-health businesses see more demand post-election

Yoga, meditation, and mental-health businesses see more demand post-election

by Erin McCarthy, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAt 7:15 a.m. Nov. 6, just hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, the mood in a Wash

Yoga, meditation, and mental-health businesses see more demand post-election

by Erin McCarthy, The Philadelphia InquirerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAt 7:15 a.m. Nov. 6, just hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential election, the mood in a Wash
Genetic risk for schizophrenia linked to a malformed skull

Genetic risk for schizophrenia linked to a malformed skull

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearch from the Zakharenko lab, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology published in Nature Communications revealed a gene deleted in 22q11

Genetic risk for schizophrenia linked to a malformed skull

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalResearch from the Zakharenko lab, St. Jude Department of Developmental Neurobiology published in Nature Communications revealed a gene deleted in 22q11