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A new study suggests that a promising noninvasive brain stimulation technique may not function exactly as psychiatrists had ...

This post is the second in a series, “Connecting Biology to Behavior: Inside the ADHD Brain." Read the first post to learn about the role of dopamine in ADHD behaviors. Your child shuts down on a ...

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Camille Giacometti, Postdoctoral fellow; Research Centre Jülich. Camille Giacometti will present results regarding the anatomo-functional organization of the amygdala–cingulate network in macaques and ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

To make a deliberate action in a volatile environment, the brain must frequently reassess the value of each action (action-value). Choice can be initially made from the experience of trial-and-errors, ...

Sleepwalking shows us that a person's consciousness is not one dimensional. Rather, it has many unique flavors.