There is a lot of interest in the role that the auto-immune system plays in the development of psychosis. For a very readable review of...

I am a big fan of Prof Walter Mischel and his wonderfully simple but hugely influential Marshmallow Tests (you can see some original...

I have always been skeptical of primary genetic addiction models. The idea that disorders such as alcoholism was driven by gene actions...

Treatment for the most common mental health problems could be ineffective or even detrimental to about 50 percent of the population,...

A scientist at Duke University says the natural evolution of social organizations into larger and more complex communities that exhibit...

As I discussed in an earlier post, drug and alcohol problems are linked to six centers in the brain, particularly memory. Interesting...

A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including...

During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum...

For a long time I argued that the action of drugs on pleasure centers in the brain was far too simplistic, and the least, memory played a...

Anyone who has heard me lecture or conduct training on neuroscience will know that I have always emphasized a little regarded region of...

New research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in the nature versus nurture debate and how it confers risk for...

In lectures on drug and alcohol use I often state that the experience of intoxication in not purely pharmacological. Whilst drug and...

Anxiety is often produced by the generalization of negative experiences. Usually, the more novel the negative experience the more...

Most people can relate to the prickly, unsettling experience of déjà vu: When you're in a new situation, but you feel like you've been...

In lectures on the life course I often discuss two central issues about aging. Firstly is the concept of age deviancy. This is the...

Alcohols days may be numbered. Research scientists such as Prof David Nutt has been working on an alternative to alcohol that does not...

I have become increasingly interested in how people respond to moral dilemmas and what this reveals about the brain. In everyday life, I...

In a continuation of the how the brain imposes meaning on the world around us, Anil Seth discusses the mechanics of how the brain...

After a long debate in Nottingham with some colleagues about the nature of reality and consciousness which unnerved people a little, I...

In training and adolescent development I often refer to the emotional brains inability to see the future. As a result, the more distant...