New research reveals how the vagus nerve is changed by social stress and how stimulation may help with severe depression.

Although the most common side effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy is memory loss, my recent review suggests that more ...

ECT sessions are often conducted in a dedicated suite and take about an hour. Vital signs are checked. Monitors are placed on the patient to check heart rate, brain wave activity, oxygen saturation ...

A lot more research will be needed to show this can actually have a therapeutic effect on dementia, but scientists have ...

Neurons in certain brain areas integrate ‘what’ and ‘when’ information to discern hidden order in events happening in real ...

However, some may take it off-label (meaning for a use the FDA has not approved) to treat bipolar disorder. Various studies ...

In a world first, veterinary scientists at Université de Montréal have found a way to scan the brains of cats while they're ...