Unlocking the impact of early-life adversity on brain function

Published: 21 November 2023

Do adults with a history of childhood trauma have altered brain responses to psychological challenges? Previous studies indicated that this can occur in laboratory animals, but it has been unclear...

A new understanding of mental illness

Published: 8 December 2021

The causes of psychiatric disorders are poorly understood. Now, in work led by researchers at McGill University, there is evidence that a wide range of early onset psychiatric problems (from...

Brain area involved in addiction activated earlier than previously thought in recreational cocaine users

Published: 23 May 2017

Even among non-dependent cocaine users, cues associated with consumption of the drug lead to dopamine release in an area of the brain thought to promote compulsive use, according to researchers at...

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