Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council Member, Dr. Husseini Manji, is one of the leading contemporary explorers of the brain ─ that remarkable 3-pound organ which he reminds us is “the very basis of...
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Bipolar disorder is characterized by cycles of mania and depression. Although the manic state is more dramatic, the depressed state is experienced three times more frequently. A number of medications and modalities are...
You don’t have to be a neuroscientist to know that certain of our mental faculties decline as we age. Memory is one instance or, in many people, the ability to concentrate. A NARSAD Distinguished Investigator at Yale...
The adult mammalian brain can generate new cells, an ability crucial to healthy brain functioning but one that can be compromised by aging or illness. In the June 24 issue of the journal Cell, Brain & Behavior...
Psychotic depression, which is major depressive disorder combined with psychotic delusions or hallucinations, often goes undiagnosed. The kinds of delusions that tend to typify this condition often involve fears, such as...
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