While most studies focus on brain and behavior disorders as cause for substance abuse (ie., self-medication), Scientific Council Member Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D. and colleagues have discovered how substance abuse can...
Brain Matters
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
September 12, 2011
Wade Belak
September 08, 2011
The recent suicide of professional hockey player Wade Belak is the latest in a string of sports tragedies—his death follows those of New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard and Winnipeg Jets forward Rick Rypien. There...
TAGS: Blog, Brain Matters, Depression, Other Illnesses
Michael Posner, Ph.D.
September 07, 2011
New research suggests the brain fatigues, causing the body to “believe” it is tired, when in reality it’s the brain itself in need of rest. Says Scientific Council Member Michael Posner, Ph.D., “Brains appear to get...
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Discoveries, Depression, Anxiety
Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD
September 02, 2011
While most studies focus on maternal effects on offspring, this new study with animal models suggests a father's life exposure to stress can increase an unborn child's risk of stress-related illnesses, including...
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Discoveries, Depression, Anxiety
John H. Krystal, MD.
August 31, 2011
A new paper published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that depressed patients who ruminate and activate the brain's frontal lobes are more likely to relapse into depression than those who respond with acceptance and...
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