Psychology & Psychiatry

Neural mechanisms may serve as therapeutic target for depression

A recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry has identified previously unknown alterations in neural connectivity that promote psychomotor disturbance—a slowing or reduction in movement—in individuals with major depressive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Super-aging: Defining exceptional cognitive ability in late-life

Research led by UNSW Sydney's Center for Healthy Brain Aging (CHeBA) has highlighted the need for clarity when defining late-life cognitively high performers, which could ultimately inform strategies to help prevent the development ...

Neuroscience

Study shows smoking likely leads to brain shrinkage

Smoking likely shrinks the brain, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The good news is that quitting smoking can prevent further loss of brain tissue—but still, ...

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