Why brains lose their flexibility in psychiatric conditions

Individuals with psychiatric conditions show reduced flexibility in their brain network dynamics, according to a new Rutgers study. The human brain is organized into networks that can adaptively shift and reorganize to meet ...

One of the oldest psychedelics meets modern brain imaging

For millennia, people have used the psychedelic mescaline as a spiritual and religious tool. Mescaline is a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti, mainly peyote cacti, that are located in the Southwest United States ...

Sense of smell linked to mental health

Subjective olfactory impairment (SOI) is consistently associated with depression, according to a study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

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