Rewire The Brain's Circuitry To Treat Depression

Rewire The Brain's Circuitry To Treat Depression

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can treat symptoms of depression in humans by placing a relatively small device on a person's scalp and stimulating…
GABA And Getting Control Over Tourette Syndrome

GABA And Getting Control Over Tourette Syndrome

Tourette syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive, and stereotyped movements or utterances. New evidence explains how those with Tourette syndrome in childhood…
Our Neurons See What We Tell Them To See

Our Neurons See What We Tell Them To See

Neurons programmed to fire at specific faces, such as the famously reported "Jennifer Aniston neuron", may be more in line with the conscious recognition of faces than the actual images seen. In an…
Strategy Or Chance? How The Brain Decides

Strategy Or Chance? How The Brain Decides

Many of the choices we make are informed by experiences we've had in the past but we know that sometimes it is better to throw all that out and take a risk on something new. Scientists at the Howard…
Media Multitaskers Have Less Gray Matter

Media Multitaskers Have Less Gray Matter

Does simultaneously using a mobile phone, a laptop and other media devices change the structure of our brains? Sure, so did reading that sentence. We all have different experiences and therefore…