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Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get caught in depressive loops that sap the joy from their lives. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco are learning how the brain creates these divergent ...

I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

In a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists Pearl Chiu and Brooks Casas investigate how brain signals involved in reward learning might help ...

When faced with multiple food options and ultimately choosing one, the factors of that decision-making process may be more physiological than previously assumed. A group of scientists led by ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry shows that computer-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy can cut depression ...

Love may feel mysterious, all-consuming, even transcendent, but cutting-edge neuroscience is beginning to show us that it is decidedly physical. Falling in love triggers brain chemistry, awakens ...

Excessive screen time in childhood is associated with changes in the brain, particularly in regions involved in attention and ...

Researchers are developing a greater understanding of Parkinson’s disease, the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease ...