When mothers who suffer from major depression undergo a brief period of psychotherapy, they and their children both benefit, according to research reported this month in the Journal of the American…
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Researchers have shown for the first time, in mice, that naturally occurring gut bacteria are vital in the process that leads to proper development of the prefrontal cortex. The PFC is a major brain…
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For months, readers of front-page news have been learning of the spread of the Zika virus in Central and South America, and from there, most recently, into the southernmost part of the United States…
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By flipping a genetic switch, researchers were able to eliminate some autism-like behaviors in adult mice, suggesting that the adult brain might still have some degree of plasticity and that some…
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Overgrowth of neurons during a particular stage of prenatal brain development can lead to impairment in social interactions later in life, according to an animal study reported February 2, 2016 in…
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