A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different cell types in the brain—astrocytes and microglia—communicate in response to ...

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Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving chronic cocaine addiction and relapse.

Scientists have used a specially engineered virus to help track the brain changes caused by psilocybin in mice, revealing how the drug could be breaking loops of depressive thinking. "Rumination is ...

A single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin could be enough to remodel connections of specific brain networks, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions.

Perhaps the most rewarding part of my work is helping post-traumatic brain injury clients to regain mastery of skills they thought were lost forever. Many of you may be familiar with this aspect of my ...