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The brain has about 100 billion cells called neurons. It’s made up of distinct parts, that developed though human evolution. copyright American Heart Association

Blood Fat Profiles Reveal Why Some Cannabis Users Develop Schizophrenia While Others Don’t

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
In this study, researchers used positron emission tomography and a special tracer to study the relationship between the distribution of an important neuronal receptor (AMPA) and the occurrence and severity of different psychiatric disorders.

Breakthrough Brain Imaging Technique Reveals New Insights into Psychiatric Disorders

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology
Researchers have formed a consortium called SSPsyGene with the shared objective of studying the genetic causes of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders (NPD). Their focus is on 250 high-risk genes that may contribute to these conditions. In the project's initial phase, they tested 23 of these risk genes. The stem cell lines they generated from this research will be shared globally to aid other scientists in studying how these genes contribute to NPD.

Scientists aim to decode the genetic roots of mental illness on a large scale

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
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Thyroid Hormone Rewires Brain to Fuel Exploratory Behavior, Harvard Study Reveals

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
Prof. Alex Nord, right and graduate student Tracy Warren have discovered genetic variants linked to some symptoms of schizophrenia that are currently hard to treat. The work could lead to new insights and treatments for the disease. (Sasha Bakhter, UC Davis College of Biological Sciences)

Unraveling the Puzzle of Schizophrenia: Study Links Genes to Symptoms

Categories Brain & Behavior
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Float-tank therapy shows promise for anorexia nervosa

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
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Unraveling the Quirky Genetics of Bipolar Disorder

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health
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Can neuroimaging reveal the roots of psychiatric disorders? Not just yet

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health, Technology
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Speech analysis can help diagnose and measure onset of mental illness

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

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