Effects of MDMA on attention to positive social cues and pleasantness of affective touch.
The recreational drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy or Molly, is particularly popular in social settings and raves, in large part because of how socially connected it makes the users feel. It's being st...
19 Sep 20199min
Superolateral medial forebrain bundle deep brain stimulation in major depression: a gateway trial.
Depression is an incredibly important disorder—according to Thomas Schlaepfer, head of the department of interventional biological psychiatry at the University of Freiburg, at least 20 percent of peop...
16 Juli 20199min
Cues play a critical role in estrous cycle-dependent enhancement of cocaine reinforcement
Research has demonstrated that, overall, women are more vulnerable to drug addiction than men are. They become addicted more quickly after first using, they have a harder time staying off drugs, and t...
17 Maj 20199min
Food Addiction: A Valid Concept?
Over the past decade, the use of the term 'food addiction' to describe an unhealthy approach to eating has grown. It refers to the idea that, for some people, their inability to control their food int...
8 Mars 20199min
Sex Matters
As our environment becomes ever increasingly complex, understanding how sex differences impact disease risk and resilience will only become more critical. The 2019 , "Sex Matters," edited by Dr. Tracy...
15 Jan 20199min
Recent advances in the study of aggression
Aggression is an evolutionary behavior seen throughout the animal world. When it comes to humans, however, some forms of aggression can be seen as pathological, dangerous, and quite costly to society....
16 Nov 20189min
Neurocognitive effects of umami: association with eating behavior and food choice
While the influence of sweet taste on neurocognitive function has been widely studied, umami or savory has received less of a research focus. Animal models and even some small human studies seem to sh...
14 Sep 20189min
Burst activation of dopamine neurons produces prolonged post-burst availability of actively released dopamine.
For years now, scientists have noticed a rather strange phenomenon in animal models: scientists would stimulate dopamine production in the brain, but once the stimulation was over, the dopamine would ...
13 Juli 20189min
