Tag: neurology

Study suggests heavy drinking impacts performance over time

From the Veterans Affairs Research Communications press release: Heavy drinkers develop behavioral tolerance to alcohol over time on some fine motor tasks, but not on more complex tasks, according to a… Read more »

Negative sounds emphasized in burned-out brains

From the University of Helsinki press release: Approximately every fourth working aged Finn experiences symptoms of burnout that include exhaustion, cynicism and reduced professional efficacy and often also difficulties in concentration… Read more »

Study suggests surprising brain change may drive alcohol dependence

From the Scripps Research Institute press release: A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could help researchers develop personalized treatments for alcoholism and alcohol use… Read more »

Role of vascular disease in development of Alzheimer’s disease

From the JAMA Network Journals press release: Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high… Read more »

Wiring of the ‘little brain’ linked to multiple forms of mental illness

From the Duke University press release: A Duke University study is the first to link specific differences in brain structure to what is common across many types of mental illness…. Read more »

Stress flips cocaine relapse to ‘on’; research switches it back to ‘off’

From the Brown University press release: A heartbreaking phenomenon of addiction is that just a brief stressful episode can trigger relapse. In a detailed new cocaine addiction study conducted in… Read more »