The unexpected outcome of research by NARSAD Grantee John A. Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D., neuroscientist, University of Iowa and his colleagues, has implications for the future study and treatment of people with panic disorders....
Discoveries
John A. Wemmie, M.D., Ph.D.
February 04, 2013
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Discoveries, Anxiety
Lin Mei, M.D., Ph.D.
February 01, 2013
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee Lin Mei, M.D., Ph.D. of Georgia Regents University and colleagues have identified an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get...
Bo Li, Ph.D.
January 31, 2013
A pair of small almond-shaped structures called the amygdalae are often said to be the human brain’s “fear centers.” Many experiments have shown their involvement in the fear response—a complex series of biological...
Susan G. Amara, Ph.D.
January 29, 2013
Internationally-recognized neurobiologist and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member, Susan G. Amara, Ph.D., was recently appointed to the prestigious position of Scientific Director for the...
TAGS: Brain Matters, Discoveries
Dr. Rupert Lanzenberger
January 28, 2013
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been used successfully for 70 years to relieve symptoms of major depression. Remarkably, though, precise details about how it acts on the brain to produce this effect was unknown—until...
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