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New treatment for the chronically depressed

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms

Schizophrenia waits silently until a seemingly normal child becomes a teenager or young adult. Then it swoops down and derails a young life.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Hush little baby... Linking genes, brain and behavior in children

It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that this is not necessarily an indication of their parenting skills. According to a new report ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Brain mechanisms for behavioral flexibility

New research provides insight into how the brain can execute different actions in response to the same stimulus. The study, published by Cell Press in the April 16 issue of the journal Neuron, suggests that i ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Evidence appears to show how and where frontal lobe works

(Physorg.com) -- A Brown University study of stroke victims has produced evidence that the frontal lobe of the human brain controls decision-making along a continuum from abstract to concrete, from front to ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 0