Psychology & Psychiatry
Why marijuana affects different people differently
For some people, marijuana causes a rewarding high. For others, it produces serious psychiatric side effects.
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Brain zap saps destructive urges
A characteristic electrical-activity pattern in a key brain region predicts impulsive actions just before they occur. A brief electrical pulse at just the right time can prevent them, Stanford scientists have found.
Dec 19, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped
Although the harmful effects of alcohol on the brain are widely known, the structural changes observed are very heterogeneous. In addition, diagnostic markers are lacking to characterize brain damage induced by alcohol, especially ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Researchers find new clues in the brain linking pain and food
It has long been known that there is an association between food and pain, as people with chronic pain often struggle with their weight. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience may have found an explanation ...
Feb 11, 2022
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A common pathway in the brain that enables addictive drugs to hijack natural reward processing identified
Mount Sinai researchers, in collaboration with scientists at The Rockefeller University, have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing systems. Published online ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Casual marijuana use linked to brain abnormalities in students
Young adults who used marijuana only recreationally showed significant abnormalities in two key brain regions that are important in emotion and motivation, scientists report. The study was a collaboration between Northwestern ...
Apr 15, 2014
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The (neuro)science of getting and staying motivated
There is no question that motivation is one of the hardest and yet important factors in life. It's the difference between success and failure, goal-setting and aimlessness, well-being and unhappiness. And yet, why is it so ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Marijuana use dampens brain's response to reward over time, study finds
Most people would get a little 'rush' out of the idea that they're about to win some money. In fact, if you could look into their brain at that very moment, you'd see lots of activity in the part of the brain that responds ...
Jul 6, 2016
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New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding
A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oxytocin turns up the volume of your social environment
Before you shop for the "cuddle" hormone oxytocin to relieve stress and enhance your social life, read this: a new study from the University of California, Davis, suggests that sometimes, blocking the action of oxytocin in ...
Sep 20, 2017
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