We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

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TMS, and gene therapy offer hope for alcohol addiction recovery. Discover how these options could change addiction treatment.

Nearly 16 million American adults have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but evidence ...

Research has shown that smartphone addiction causes major increases in brain activity, requiring the brain to work harder to complete simple tasks.

The brain disease model of addiction has dominated public and scientific discourse on addiction (termed substance use disorder [SUD] in the DSM-5) over the past 3 decades. The model framed addiction ...

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain to modulate brain activity and cravings and improve ...

Opioid use disorder is associated with more than 350,000 deaths annually worldwide. Guided by the need for an increased understanding of critical neurobiological features of addiction, researchers ...

But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including an increased risk of cognitive decline and depression. Before retiring, you’re getting up in the morning, socializing with co ...

Using methods developed at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, we combined the locations of cortical atrophy in patients with idiopathic generalized seizures with a 'wiring diagram' of the ...

Here’s what we know — and don’t know — so far. One way researchers study addiction is by looking at the brain levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine — a natural signal that helps you ...

Your brain isn’t stagnant; throughout your lifetime, many changes occur as a result of genetic, hormonal, and environmental factors that accompany emotional, intellectual, and physical ...