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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, altered sleeping and/or eating patterns, low energy, and difficulty concentrating ...
Scientists may have discovered a new role for the cerebellum, the part of the brain that sits at the base of the skull. A new paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reports that different parts of the cerebellum ...
In 2006, Carl Koch sued his employer for damages after burn injuries during a workplace accident that left him with chronic pain. The employer accused him of malingering, so the judge admitted a neuroscientist as an expert ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Researchers at Monash University and The Alfred are pioneering a method of analyzing blood samples to diagnose concussion in people aged over 60, the world's most at-risk group for the condition. Concussion, or mild traumatic ...
Jun 1, 2026
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Stanford Medicine professor Leanne Williams talks about her work leveraging a data-driven approach to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
May 20, 2026
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in behavior, social interactions, communication, and sensory perceptions. Some autistic individuals find communicating and connecting ...
Imagine walking down the high street and feeling a powerful spark of recognition for almost every person you pass. For some sufferers of a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF), this confusing and sometimes ...
May 13, 2026
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Researchers at UC San Francisco and Imperial College London have shown that a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, causes likely anatomical brain changes that last for up to a month ...
May 5, 2026
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People with high levels of psychopathic tendencies are often incapable of feeling empathy for other people. From a brain science perspective, empathy isn't a single emotion but a multi-part neural process. It involves brain ...
As we go through life, our brains run different processing modes. Some—the attention and sensory systems—result in very similar experiences of the world: what color the sky is, how warm the day feels.
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