Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China has reported that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) boosts the effectiveness of tai chi chuan in improving sleep quality and cognitive function ...
Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in these reward-related processes is well-established, the cellular and neural circuit-level mechanisms ...
Researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University and collaborating institutions in China have identified sexually dimorphic dopamine (DA) circuits in the brain that influence sociosexual preferences in mice. They found innate preferences ...
Normandie University researchers have identified critical links between the brain's inhibitory memory control mechanisms and resilience to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They examined how the hippocampus and prefrontal ...
A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of glutamatergic medications on improving symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs). The ...
When we first meet another person, we typically form an initial impression of them based on their facial features and appearance. These first impressions of others could potentially influence our subsequent cognitive processes, ...
Bionomics Limited is reporting that their experimental drug BNC210, a novel α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulator, significantly reduced symptom severity in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Different people have distinct and subjective perceptions of their personal worth, broadly referred to as "self-esteem." For decades, neuroscientists and psychologists have tried to pinpoint the neural basis of self-esteem ...
To complete tasks that require storing relevant visual details for short periods of time, such as solving a puzzle, reading or comparing different objects, humans leverage their so-called visual working memory. This is a ...
The link between early life experiences and mental health has been widely explored by psychology researchers. One key aspect of human early life experiences is the relationship that people develop with their parental figures, ...
