Deficits in social cognition are significant barriers to functional living for individuals with schizophrenia. Although these symptoms have garnered increasing research attention, an effective ...

The gene NPAS3 controls how brain support cells, or astrocytes, generate energy in their mitochondria (shown here). This ...

Cognitive dysfunction is a concurrent feature of multiple mental illnesses among adults and youth. Patients’ performance on neuropsychological tests can be used to quantify cognitive dysfunction.

A recent study discovered that a compound Cu(ATSM) can clear toxic plaques and repair the blood-brain barrier’s natural waste ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

Monash University researchers have found in laboratory experiments that a drug which delivers copper to the brain ...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

Digital therapeutics maker Akili Interactive Labs today announced a deal with the University of California’s governing board concerning exclusive licensing of a new technology that will combine the ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for bipolar disorder (BD) involves education about the condition, the rationale for treatment, and the factors that influence it. It can help change someone’s ...

Early autonomic dysfunction in prodromal Parkinson disease independently predicts a substantially higher risk for earlier cognitive impairment, suggesting autonomic assessment may help identify ...

Mitochondria possess their own DNA (mtDNA), which plays important roles in cellular respiration and energy consumption. Mutations in mtDNA can lead to severe human diseases. To advance our ...