Throughout life, our brains are continually remodeling themselves, based on experiences, behavior, genes, and so on. It's obvious that our brains keep changing, because otherwise how could you learn ...

Neuroplasticity—the capacity of the brain to reorganise its structure and function in response to experience—is increasingly recognised as a key determinant of both vulnerability to mood disorders and ...

Neurons activated by the psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT light up across an entire hemisphere of the mouse brain. In this 3D image, colors cycle with depth and the tissue has been spatially distorted to mimic ...

Led by Dr. Moran Amit, MD Anderson is spearheading a pioneering clinical trial that combines the active ingredient found in so-called "magic mushrooms" with a rigorous psychotherapy framework. This ...

For over a decade, neuroscientists have been trying to figure out how neurogenesis (the birth of new neurons) and neuroplasticity (the malleability of neural circuits) work together to reshape how we ...

The brain's ability to adapt and form new neural connections allows it to recover from injury and maintain cognitive function into old age. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to adapt and ...

NEW YORK and BERLIN, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- atai Life Sciences N.V. (NASDAQ: ATAI) (“atai”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment of mental health ...

Repeated habits can rewire the brain, psychiatrist Dr Sanjay Chugh explained on the Doctor Vs Internet podcast. His advice ...

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders.

In the last hundred years, we’ve seen incredible scientific advances in our treatment of disease. Unfortunately, mental health conditions including depression remain major causes of disability around ...