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Ketamine’s antidepressive effects require activation of opioid receptors in the brain, a new Stanford study shows. The surprising finding may alter how new antidepressants are developed and administered in order to mitigate the risk of opioid dependence.
Depression & Schizophrenia | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University Research | Stanford UniversityChildren with autism have structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.
University Research | Autism | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Stanford UniversityStanford researchers set out to test a seminal theory of Parkinson’s disease and several related conditions. What they found is more complex than anyone had imagined.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Parkinson's & Epilepsy | Stanford UniversityBrain-imaging software developed at Stanford may lead to a major change in how hospitals respond to some stroke patients.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Injury | Stanford UniversityStanford neurologists have been working for several years with a specialist in computer music to develop a "brain stethoscope" that translates the brain’s electrical activity into sounds.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Brain Injury | Stanford UniversityStanford University Radiologists improved their diagnoses of brain aneurysms with the help of an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by medical experts and computer scientists.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Stanford UniversityResearchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a unique 3D-printed transparent skull implant for mice that provides an opportunity to watch activity of the entire brain surface in real time.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesStanford University has found a link between levels of “bad” cholesterol at birth and subsequent childhood behavior could help identify and treat people who are prone to experiencing depression and other mental difficulties.
Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | Stanford UniversityResearchers from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the University of Washington, used MRI to demonstrate that in babies who later develop autism, the amygdala grows too rapidly in infancy.
University Research | Researching the Brain, Seeking Cures | University of Washington | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | University of Pennsylvania | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | New York University | Washington University in St. Louis | McGill UniversityTumors called high-grade gliomas wire themselves into the healthy brain, receiving and interpreting electrical signals from normal neurons, a Stanford study has found.
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