Getting the Inside Dope on Ketamine’s Mysterious Ability to Rapidly Relieve Depression
The notorious party drug may act as an antidepressant by blocking neural bursts in a little-understood brain region that may drive depression
Brain Scans May Predict Optimal Mental Health Treatments
Imaging technologies could find the best treatments for depression and addiction—and could even reshape education
Getting to the Root of the Problem: Stem Cells Are Revealing New Secrets about Mental Illness
A fresh wave of research involves reprogramming ordinary skin cells into those found in the brain
What Is “Normal,” Anyway?
In psychology and psychiatry, it really means average or typical, but we too easily think of it as a synonym for how everyone is supposed to think and feel
7 Beliefs of Emotionally Healthy People
Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen reveals 7 big beliefs healthy people share
Tech Dealers Now Trying to Save the Tech “Addicts” They’ve Created
The new Center for Humane Technology aims to lead the fight against society’s obsession with the Web, apps and social media—but it may just add to the confusion
The Way to Well-Being
Autism Shares Brain Signature with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Gene expression patterns in the brains of people with these conditions, new research finds
A Drug Widely Used to Treat PTSD Symptoms Has Failed a Rigorous Trial
The medication is currently prescribed for many veterans
Extreme Brain Teaser
Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Lives of Teenagers?
Recent headlines would have us believe that device-hooked teens are mentally and socially doomed. The reality isn't so simple
How Responsible are Killers with Brain Damage?
Cases of criminal behavior after brain injury raise profound questions about the neuroscience of free will.