How Does the Brain Link Events to Form a Memory?
Columbia-led findings in mice bolster efforts to map circuitry of brain's memory center; point to new areas of research into panic and post-traumatic stress disorders
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How Your Smart Speaker Could Relieve Public Speaking Anxiety
A team of researchers at Penn State has developed a public-speaking tutor on the Amazon Alexa platform that was found to relieve individuals' pre-speech anxiety
History of Cannabis Dependence Linked to Poor Mental Health
Recovery is more prevalent among women, older respondents, those with higher levels of social support, and those who had never had major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder
The Placebo Effect and Psychedelic Drugs: Tripping on Nothing?
The placebo effect in psychedelic drug studies may be stronger than previously believed
New Research Explores Potentially Negative Effects of Cannabis
So far, there has been little research on the prevalence or frequency of various adverse reactions to cannabis and almost none on who is likely to experience such reactions
Study: Scents Alter How Memories Are Processed in the Brain
New research reveals how much power scents have in triggering memories—and the potential for odor to be used as a tool to treat memory-related mood disorders
Low Fruit and Vegetable Intakes and Higher Body Fat Linked to Anxiety Disorders
Gender, poverty, chronic pain, relationship status, and number of chronic health conditions also linked
Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model
Study of nonhuman primates lays groundwork for new strategies in treating anxiety disorders
Compound Found in Red Wine Opens Door for New Treatments for Depression, Anxiety
Resveratrol, found in grape skin, shuts down depression-causing enzyme in brain
Music May Offer Alternative to Preoperative Drug Routinely Used to Calm Nerves
Similar effect as midazolam in relieving anxiety before regional anesthesia (peripheral nerve block), findings show