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Mapping the Mind: Online Interactive Atlas Shows Activity of 20,000 Brain-Related Genes

A meticulously constructed atlas of the human brain reveals the molecular roots of mental illness—and of everyday behavior

Mapping the Mind: Online Interactive Atlas Shows Activity of 20,000 Brain-Related Genes

A meticulously constructed atlas of the human brain reveals the molecular roots of mental illness—and of everyday behavior

Attractive Therapy: Magnetic Brain Stimulation Gaining Favor as Treatment for Depression

More doctors are turning to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of their patient's brains, but fears of possible seizures may be limiting its growth as a therapeutic tool...

Hearing Damage Rises among Teens

Recent hearing tests on teens show an increase in hearing loss over the last generation, possibly as a result of increased earbud use

Cancer-Zapping Precision Radiation Beams Could Soon Target Other Diseases

CyberKnife and other noninvasive radiosurgery systems are producing ever more accurate energy beams, raising the possibility of extending the use of potentially lethal radiation to fight Parkinson's, epilepsy and other afflictions...

Plucked hairs can keep track of circadian rhythms

Poor Linguistic Ability May Indicate Risk of Alzheimer's

A series of longitudinal studies done with nuns out of the University of Kentucky shows a significant relationship between linguistic ability early in life and the development of Alzheimer's later in life...

Autism Might Slow Brain's Ability to Integrate Input from Multiple Senses

A new study found that kids with autism were slower to integrate stimuli from different senses, providing possible explanations for behavioral differences

Halted Alzheimer's drug trials renew questions about causes of the disease

Calendar: MIND events in September and October

Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain

Psychedelic Drugs Show Promise as Antidepressants

Scientists suggest that some psychedelics are remarkably good at treating disorders like depression—and may now have a clue as to why

Inside the Mind of a Psychopath

Neuroscientists are discovering that some of the most cold-blooded killers aren't bad. They suffer from a brain abnormality that sets them adrift in an emotionless world

Head Spaces

When Does Life Belong to the Living?

With thousands of people on the waiting lists for organs, doctors are bending the rules about when to declare that a donor is dead. Is it ethical to take one life and give it to another?...

Are some ADHD-labeled kids just young for their grade?

Less Sleep Linked to Blues in Teens

Earlier bedtimes set by parents protect against depression

2 of a Kind: Studies Reveal New Insights into the Psychology of Gambling

Two new gambling studies redefine the "poker face" and peer inside the betting brain, helping researchers understand risk-taking behavior and decision-making

Mice movement neurons regenerated after spinal cord injury

Researchers have been searching for decades for a way to mend damage to the spinal cord, an injury that can lead to life-long paralysis. Even the smallest of breaks in these crucial central nerve fibers can result in the loss of leg, arm and other bodily functions...

Ambidexterity and ADHD: Are They Linked?

People whose brains are too symmetrical are at risk for cognitive problems

Relatives of Those with Autism Show Eye-Movement Deficits

Parents or siblings of people with autism are more likely to have some of the same visual-tracking problems that their affected relatives have