brain function

Isotopic Evidence of Early Hominin Diets.

Published June 5, 2013

Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 3;
Sponheimer M, Alemseged Z, Cerling TE, Grine FE, Kimbel WH, Leakey MG, Lee-Thorp JA, Manthi FK, Reed KE, Wood BA, Wynn JG

Carbon… Continue reading →

Administration of the Personal Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Published May 24, 2013

Administration of the Personal Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) –

Mediterranean Diet Offers Cognitive Boost To The Aging Brain
The researchers' findings were recently published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. While past … These tests are… Continue reading →

Trauma-Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans.

Published May 23, 2013

Trauma-Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans.

J Trauma Stress. 2013 May 20;
Capone C, McGrath AC, Reddy MK, Shea MT

The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is well documented.… Continue reading →

Optogenetic Strategies to Investigate Neural Circuitry Engaged by Stress.

Published May 21, 2013

Optogenetic strategies to investigate neural circuitry engaged by stress.

Behav Brain Res. 2013 May 15;
Sparta DR, Jennings JH, Ung RL, Stuber GD

Optogenetic techniques have given researchers unprecedented access to the function of discrete neural circuit elements and… Continue reading →

Corticosterone Facilitates Fluoxetine-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in the Hippocampus.

Published May 16, 2013

Corticosterone Facilitates Fluoxetine-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in the Hippocampus.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e63662
Kobayashi K, Ikeda Y, Asada M, Inagaki H, Kawada T, Suzuki H

The hippocampal dentate gyrus has been implicated in a neuronal basis of antidepressant action.… Continue reading →

Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Major Depressive Disorder.

Published May 8, 2013

Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and major depressive disorder.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 567-73
Tobe EH

There is controversy about depression being a physical illness, in part because a reproducible, sensitive, and specific biologic marker is not available. However,… Continue reading →

John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012

Published May 4, 2013

John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012 –

Researchers reveal more effective way of testing therapies to treat depression
Research using animal models is key to developing new treatments for depression as well… Continue reading →

PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Probing Enzymes in the Brain.

Published May 3, 2013

PET radiopharmaceuticals for probing enzymes in the brain.

Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2013; 3(3): 194-216
Holland JP, Cumming P, Vasdev N

Biologically important processes in normal brain function and brain disease involve the action of various protein-based… Continue reading →

A Meta-Analysis of Mental Health Treatments and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Improving Clinical Outcomes and Depression Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.

Published May 1, 2013

A Meta-Analysis of Mental Health Treatments and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Improving Clinical Outcomes and Depression Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.

Psychosom Med. 2013 Apr 29;
Rutledge T, Redwine LS, Linke SE, Mills PJ

ObjectiveTo quantify the efficacy of… Continue reading →

Cannabinoid and Opioid Interactions: Implications for Opiate Dependence and Withdrawal.

Published April 30, 2013

Cannabinoid and opioid interactions: implications for opiate dependence and withdrawal.

Neuroscience. 2013 Apr 24;
Scavone JL, Sterling RC, Van Bockstaele EJ

Withdrawal from opiates, such as heroin or oral narcotics, is characterized by a host of aversive physical and… Continue reading →