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Study suggests how cognitive behavioral therapy changes brain activity in
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered overactivation in multiple brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders. They also demonstrated that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improved clinical s
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Study discover emotion-focused therapy for bipolar disorder
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A therapeutic tool focused on emotional awareness that increased activation and connectivity of an emotion-regulating centre in the brain has been discovered by researchers. The therapy may be useful in the long-term treatment and prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder (BD).
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Early intervention effective in treating neurodevelopmental disorders: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study suggests that therapeutic interventions to treat neurodevelopmental disorders may be more effective if done during the early stages of brain development.
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Study suggests neurons in amygdala are to be blamed for junk food cravings
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Researchers have found that the region of the brain called the amygdala, which is responsible for powerful emotions like fear, might also be the reason behind overeating.
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Researchers discover amygdale in brain is reason behind overeating
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): Fear is controlled by the amygdala, a part of the brain. Researchers have shown that the amygdala is also responsible for overeating. Professor Bo Li of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uncovered a set of neurons in the amygdala that causes mice to devour
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Do you know brain gathers threat cues and turns them into fear? Study reve
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Salk Institute researchers have found that a biochemical pathway that combines potentially dangerous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that permits neurons in two distinct sections of the brain to combine dangerou
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Study reveals how brain gathers threat cues, turns them into fear
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a biochemical route that combines hazardous sights, sounds, and odours into a single message: Be afraid. CGRP is a protein that allows neurons in two different parts of the brain to combine hazardous sensory c
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Research shows how alcohol changes brain activity differently for male and
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): According to new research published in eNeuro, Alcohol is seen to alter synchronized brain activity in the amygdala of mice, but differently for male and female mice.
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Research explores why the memory of fear is seared in brains
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering and Tufts University School of Medicine have been studying the formation of fear memories in the emotional hub of the brain - the amygdala -- and think they have a mechanism
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Study supports existence of autism-specific types of anxiety
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): A long-term study involving hundreds of brain scans finds changes in the amygdala linked to the development of anxiety in autistic children. The study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers also provides evidence of distinct types of anxiety specific to au
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Scientists reveal brain mechanism that determines decisions about sharing
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): A recent study has demonstrated that the answer to why some people are generous while some are selfish may be found in an intricate and rhythmic neuronal dance between two specific brain regions, namely, the amygdala and the medial frontal cortex.
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Scientists discover neural circuit responsible for alcohol consumption
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Scientists have known that a region of the brain called the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) plays a role in behaviours related to alcohol use and consumption in general. They have now found a specific neural circuit that when altered caused animal m
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