Increasing evidence indicates lithium (Li+) efficacy in neuropsychiatry, pointing to
overlapping mechanisms that occur within distinct neuronal populations. In fact, the same …

Research on the inter-relationship between drug abuse and social stress has primarily
focused on the role of stress exposure during adulthood and more recently, adolescence …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
are both characterized by high impulsivity and difficulties in controlling anger and …

GABAA receptors form the major class of inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in the
mammalian brain. This review sets out to summarize the evidence that variations in genes …

Anhedonia, defined as the state of reduced ability to experience feelings of pleasure, is one
of the hallmarks of depression. Hedonic tone is the trait underlying one's characteristic ability …

Binge-eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder with estimates of 2–5% of
the general adult population. Nonetheless, its pathophysiology is poorly understood …

Abstract Background The nucleus accumbens (NAc) controls multiple facets of impulsivity
but is a heterogeneous brain region with diverse microcircuitry. Prior literature links …

For a long time, the brain was considered as the only important organ in understanding the
biology of neuropsychiatric disorders. Recently, this focus has shifted to include the gut. 1 …

Intrusive memories are a common feature of many psychopathologies, and suppression-
induced forgetting of unwanted memories appears as a critical ability to preserve mental …

Abstract Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) has been widely used to study
the healthy and diseased brain in vivo. The availability of whole body MR scanners with a …