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Study uses brain imaging to investigate uncertainty processing in OCD
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neurological ailment described by compulsive repetitive actions such as cleaning and checking even when there is evident objective confirmation that the environment is clean, organised, and proper.
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Study sheds more light into processing uncertainty in obsessive-compulsive
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A recent study in the Elsevier journal Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging employs brain imaging to take a deeper look at the mechanisms underlying uncertainty processing in OCD.
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi questions Jairam Ramesh on Parliamentary conv
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Reacting to the allegation of Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh on the Parliament special session between September 18 and 22, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the summoning of parliament was the greatest boon in a democracy howe
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Study reveals how new brain mechanism associated with anxiety, OCD
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The epidemic and its effects have heightened anxiety to unprecedented proportions. However, the causes of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), remain unknown. In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah Health identified the role of a
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"I will not sit quietly until Sheezan is punished": Tunisha's mother
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Deceased TV actor Tunisha Sharma's mother- Vanita Sharma- on Friday clarified that her daughter was not ailing from any disease other than Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
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Study provides better understanding of how OCD develops, may improve treat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): To better understand the root of obsessive-compulsive disorder, researchers used a behavioural model. They demonstrated that when learning parameters for reinforcement and punishment are excessively unbalanced, the cycle between obsession and compulsion ca
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Researchers shed light on OCD cycle for better understanding of mental beh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Researchers used a model of behaviour to better understand the basis of obsessive-compulsive disorder. They showed that when learning parameters for reinforcement and punishment are extremely imbalanced, cycle between obsession and compulsion can be streng
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Accused of manipulating polls, former Pak Army offical calls Imran Khan 'c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Former Pakistani Army officer Brigadier (Retd) Muzaffar Ali Ranjha lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan terming him a "compulsive liar" over accusations levelled against him by the country's former Prime Minister.
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The Equilibrium decodes the impact of social media addiction in 2022 and i
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Checking notifications, scrolling through social media, following the trend, carrying your smartphone everywhere you go, all this has become a norm from the past decade. An increase in smartphone usage and internet accessibility
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Study finds good mental health in youngsters born after assisted reproduct
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], December 31 (ANI): A new study by Karolinska Institutet found a slightly higher risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder for those born after ART but this was explained by parental background factors.
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Increased serotonin prevents cocaine addiction, researchers find
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): Elevated levels of serotonin can prevent the development of compulsive cocaine-seeking and addiction in mice, according to a recent report by a team of international researchers.
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Emotional regulation technique may be effective in disrupting compulsive c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): An emotion regulation strategy known as cognitive reappraisal helped reduce the typically heightened and habitual attention to drug-related cues and contexts in cocaine-addicted individuals, a study by Mount Sinai researchers has found.
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