How Drug Ads Influence Psychiatric Medication Use
Summary: A new review examines how advertising prescription psychiatric medications directly to the public influences patient requests and physician prescribing behavior. Source:…
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Brain scans show reduced neural suppression in autism
Summary: Abnormal sensory processing associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is linked to reduced neural suppression in the visual cortex, which helps…
Pop-Up Electrode Device Enables 3D Brain Mapping
Summary: Researchers have developed a pop-up electrode device that can be deployed into three-dimensional form inside the brain to enable richer mapping…
Surprising Way to Tame Dark Triad Personality Traits
Summary: Exercises aimed at increasing agreeableness were linked to reductions in Dark Triad traits. Yet people who scored high on those dark…
How Brain Mechanisms Shaped the Evolution of Anxiety
Summary: The VMAT1 gene underwent adaptive changes during human evolution. Individuals carrying the isoleucine (Ile) variant at position 136 of VMAT1 tend…
Study: Psychotropic Drugs Cut Violent Reoffending Risk
Summary: A new study finds that prescribing psychotropic medications to violent offenders after release from prison is associated with a reduced risk…
Communication Problems Raise Self-Harm and Suicide Risk
Summary: A new study finds that children with social communication difficulties face a higher risk of suicidal thoughts, plans, and self-harm with…
AI Reveals How the Brain Processes Language
Summary: New research shows that modern artificial intelligence models that predict the next word in a sentence mirror activity patterns seen in…
How One Stressful Event May Lead to Long-Term Brain Changes
Summary: New research indicates that a single, intense stressful event can produce lasting changes in the brain. Source: University of Milan Single…
Study Finds Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Reduces PTSD Symptoms
Summary: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has demonstrated promising results for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who did not improve with standard…
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