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Nov 14
The Neurobiology of Fear: Understanding Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder

The Neurobiology of Fear: Understanding Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Explore the complex relationship between autism spectrum disorder and anxiety through the lens of neurobiology, genetics, and cutting-edge research.

By Eli Rivera | autism neurobiology anxiety
Nov 14
The Relapse Switch: How Scientists Are Unraveling the Brain's Role in Drug Addiction

The Relapse Switch: How Scientists Are Unraveling the Brain's Role in Drug Addiction

Discover how scientists are using rodent models to understand the molecular mechanisms behind drug addiction relapse and developing revolutionary treatments.

Nov 14
Rethinking Fear: How Your Brain's Alarm System Is More Complex Than We Thought

Rethinking Fear: How Your Brain's Alarm System Is More Complex Than We Thought

New research challenges the traditional understanding of fear and anxiety processing in the brain, revealing an integrated threat detection system.

By Hannah Simmons | neuroscience fear anxiety
Nov 14
The Silent Disruption: How Potassium Ion Bifurcation is Revolutionizing Neurological Disorder Detection

The Silent Disruption: How Potassium Ion Bifurcation is Revolutionizing Neurological Disorder Detection

Exploring how GUI sustainable models and potassium ion bifurcation detection are transforming neurological disorder diagnosis and treatment.

Nov 14
Cracking the Brain's Secret Code: How Infant Brain Waves Could Predict Autism

Cracking the Brain's Secret Code: How Infant Brain Waves Could Predict Autism

Discover how aperiodic EEG activity in infants could revolutionize early autism detection and intervention strategies.

By Penelope Butler | autism EEG brain development
Nov 13
The Addicted Brain: How Neuroscience Rewrote the Story of Addiction

The Addicted Brain: How Neuroscience Rewrote the Story of Addiction

Explore how neuroscience has transformed our understanding of addiction from moral failure to chronic brain disease, with detailed explanations of brain mechanisms and treatments.

By Liam Carter | addiction neuroscience brain
Nov 13
The Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery of the Aging Brain

The Neurobiology of Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Mystery of the Aging Brain

Explore the complex neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease, from amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles to the latest research breakthroughs and treatments.

Nov 13
The Connected Anger: How Brain Networks—Not Single Regions—Shape Human Aggression

The Connected Anger: How Brain Networks—Not Single Regions—Shape Human Aggression

Explore how groundbreaking neuroscience research reveals aggression arises from distributed brain network disruptions rather than single brain regions.

Nov 13
Alzheimer's Mysteries Disentangled: Changing Your Traditional Point of View

Alzheimer's Mysteries Disentangled: Changing Your Traditional Point of View

Explore the paradigm shift in understanding Alzheimer's disease as a biological continuum rather than just a memory disorder, with groundbreaking research on early detection and treatment.

Nov 13
The Hidden Battle of the Sexes: How Diet and Stress Affect Men and Women Differently

The Hidden Battle of the Sexes: How Diet and Stress Affect Men and Women Differently

Explore how high-fat diet and stress impact behavior and metabolism differently in males and females, focusing on the ventromedial hypothalamus.

By Victoria Phillips | stress metabolism sex-differences
Nov 13
A Ray of Light: How Optogenetics is Revolutionizing the Understanding of Mood Disorders

A Ray of Light: How Optogenetics is Revolutionizing the Understanding of Mood Disorders

Explore how optogenetics is transforming our understanding of mood disorders through precise neural circuit control and light-sensitive proteins.

Nov 13
The Brain's Hidden Traffic Jam: How HIV Challenges Word Retrieval

The Brain's Hidden Traffic Jam: How HIV Challenges Word Retrieval

Discover how HIV affects word retrieval through neural compensation mechanisms revealed by UCLA brain imaging research.

By Harper Peterson | HIV neuroscience cognition

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This article synthesizes contemporary neuroscience research to critically evaluate the model of addiction as a chronic brain disease.

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This article provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and drug development professionals on the application of biochemical assays for intracellular signaling analysis.

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This article synthesizes contemporary neuroscience research on how dopamine-mediated reward prediction errors (RPEs)—a fundamental teaching signal in associative learning—become pathological in substance use disorders.

Neuroplasticity in Addiction: From Maladaptive Rewiring to Therapeutic Recovery

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This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the dual role of neuroplasticity in substance use disorders, exploring both its contribution to addiction development and its potential as a mechanism for...

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