Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most ubiquitous and intensively studied
member of the family of neurotrophins in the CNS. The transcriptional regulation of BDNF is …

Addictions are highly heritable disorders, with heritability estimates ranging from 39% to
72%. Multiple studies suggest a link between paternal drug abuse and addiction in their …

The number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies on neuronal correlates of
catatonia has dramatically increased in the last 10 years, but conclusive findings on white …

Reciprocal copy number variations (CNVs) of 16p11. 2 are associated with a wide spectrum
of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we use human induced …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive memory dysfunction, oxidative
stress, and presence of senile plaques formed by amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation in the …

The lateral hypothalamus (LH) plays an important role in many motivated behaviors, sleep-
wake states, food intake, drug-seeking, energy balance, etc. It is also home to a …

Modifications to DNA and histone proteins serve a critical regulatory role in the developing
and adult brain, and over a decade of research has established the importance of these …

Although previous studies showed that exercise can improve cognitive dysfunction in type 2
diabetes (T2DM), the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) has been …

Population aging is an inevitable problem nowadays, and the elderly are going through a lot
of geriatric symptoms, especially cognitive impairment. Irisin, an exercise-stimulating …

Methamphetamine (Meth) abuse has reached epidemic proportions in many countries and
can induce psychotic episodes mimicking the clinical profile of schizophrenia. Brain-derived …