Psychology & Psychiatry

Study finds neurosteroid deficits lead to depressed behavior

The latest generation of antidepressants relieves symptoms by mimicking steroids produced by the brain to ensure neurons are effectively talking to each other. How these neurosteroids are linked to depression and why they ...

Neuroscience

Neuroscientists identify role of basolateral amygdala neurons

The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is a region of the brain that has been almost exclusively studied in the context of fear and emotion. Only recently have researchers begun to question whether the BLA may play a larger, overarching ...

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