Is Cannabis Bad for Teens? Data Paint a Conflicting Picture
Ten years after cannabis was first legalized for recreational use in adults, scientists are struggling to provide evidence-based recommendations about the risks to young people
Do You Need to ‘Trip’ for Psychedelics to Work as Medicine?
Psychedelic researchers are engaged in heated debate over whether the mind-altering effects of the drugs are necessary for realizing their therapeutic potential.
How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
How My Mother’s Dementia Showed Me Another Side of Neurodiversity
My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely
Why Dying People Often Experience a Burst of Lucidity
New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death
How Dreams Reveal Brain Disorders
Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. What does fighting off a lion mean?
Talk Therapies Take On a Vital Role in Treating Schizophrenia
Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to treat symptoms of schizophrenia for which drugs are ineffective
Guardians of the Brain
The nervous and immune systems are tightly intertwined. Deciphering their chatter might help address many brain disorders and diseases
A Look at the Mental Health Provisions in the New Gun Law
Most of the $13 billion appropriated in the new legislation Congress recently passed focuses on mental health programs
Mass Shootings Leave Lasting Psychological Wounds
Tragedies such as the ones in Uvalde, Tex., and Buffalo, N.Y., can lead to major depression, PTSD and other lingering mental distress among survivors
When an Intellectual Disability Means Life or Death
This new guest podcast from Undark discusses the death penalty case of Pervis Payne and why it reveals the convoluted relationship between science and the courts
COVID Can Cause Forgetfulness, Psychosis, Mania or a Stutter
The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends