Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, but current anti-depressants have yet to meet the needs of many patients. Neuroscientists recently discovered a small molecule that ...

Socially aversive—or ‘dark’—personality traits such as Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, or Sadism are variations of a general tendency of some individuals to put themselves over others. Whereas the ...

Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been found to be linked with the combined activity of various neuromodulators and neurotransmitters.

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined how the dopamine system processes aversive, or unpleasant, events. The researchers found that exposure to aversive events slowed the ...

A new study at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive unpleasant events. It is well known that the dopamine system plays a crucial role in ...

A new study has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive unpleasant events. A new study at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive ...

The FDA proposed a ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency announced Monday. In a step "rarely" taken by the agency, the ...

Professor He (left), and the co-first authors of the paper, including Ms Fang Wei (center) and Dr Muhammad Asim (right). Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, but current ...