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28 votes
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Root cause of Alzheimer's may be fat buildup in brain cells, research suggests
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The growing link between microbes, mood and mental health
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Why depression after traumatic brain injury is distinct — and less likely to respond to standard treatment
Traumatic brain injury multiplies the risk of major depression eightfold. While the emotional trauma of whatever caused such deep damage may be understandable, from a blast in a war zone to a blow...
Traumatic brain injury multiplies the risk of major depression eightfold. While the emotional trauma of whatever caused such deep damage may be understandable, from a blast in a war zone to a blow on the playing field, there’s a physiological component, too, that neuroscientists have long suspected but have been unable to identify.
“As clinicians, a lot of us had a gut feeling that [TBI-associated depression] is a different disease,” said Shan Siddiqi, a Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry and a clinical neuropsychiatrist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “Why did nobody detect it before? I think the reason is because unlike other psychiatric disorders, TBI caused a sort of structural reorganization of the brain.”
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/06/depression-after-traumatic-brain-injury/
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Forget the Pokédex, our brains contain a ‘rich cognitive map’ of Pokémon
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Bioluminescence helps researchers develop cancer drugs for brain
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Depression has often been blamed on low levels of serotonin in the brain. That answer is insufficient, but alternatives are coming into view and changing our understanding of the disease.
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Is your smartphone ruining your memory? A special report on the rise of ‘digital amnesia’
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Coronavirus isolation affects your brain — a neuroscientist explains how, and what to do about it
Social media makes it possible for us socialise far and wide. Reach out to friends online, call your parents, and learn how to practice mindfulness or meditation. Head to the backyard for a dose...
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Social media makes it possible for us socialise far and wide. Reach out to friends online, call your parents, and learn how to practice mindfulness or meditation.
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Head to the backyard for a dose of nature, or if you're in an apartment with no nature to gaze at, be sure to get to a green space for your exercise.
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To help improve your sleep, try sticking to a routine and avoid screen time for at least an hour before bed. And lay off the alcohol – it reduces the quality of your sleep.
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Just 10 minutes of exercise may improve our attention for the following two to four hours, so if you're struggling to focus, get that blood pumping.
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Give your isolation brain a boost by laying off the high-sugar or high-fat treats. Have healthy snacks on hand instead, like fruit, vegetables and nuts.
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No wonder coronavirus isolation is so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains.
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How the brain shapes pain and links ouch with emotion
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Not dead but gone: How a concussion changed my girlfriend's personality forever
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Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain
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Scientists find a brain circuit that could explain seasonal depression
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It’s not all in your mind: How meditation affects the brain to help you stress less
8 votes