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''Takes 5 Minutes'': Man In China Receives Surgical Chip Implant To Treat Alcohol Addiction
The chip, when implanted releases naltrexone which is absorbed by the body and targets receptors in the brain.
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Scientists Find New Brain Mechanism That Could Help Manage Substance Abuse
A new study, based on cocaine-seeking in rats, discovered that inhibiting certain acetylcholine receptors made it more difficult to resist cocaine-seeking urges. These receptors are located in the lateral habenula (LHb), a region of the brain that balances reward and aversion. The study was carried out by the National Institutes of Health under the...
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Stroke Patients May Desire More Alcohol, Here's Why
Their preference for alcohol can be seen five days after stroke and through at least the first month after the stroke.
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Horror Movies May Help Identify How The Brain Processes Fear and Anxiety
Horror scenes can help in identifying a key neural pathway in humans that explains how our brain processes feelings of fear and anxiety.
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What Makes Some People Binge Drink While Others Stay Sober
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that strongly influences whether or not someone is likely to drink a lot of alcohol. Alcohol can reduce firing of neurons or brain circuits, which is why it reduces anxiety and social inhibitions, and those who are less sensitive to motor-impairing effects of alcohol are likely to drink much, the researchers ...
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What Kills Neurons After Stroke?
Researchers have found that an elusive brain receptor may play an important role in the death of neurons from neurological diseases.
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Brain Mechanism That Increases Pain Threshold Identified
Scientists have shown for the first time that the number of opiate receptors in brain increases to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers, a finding that may lead to a way to increase the brain's pain threshold.
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3D Brain View May Help Treat Disorders Like Alzheimer's, Parkison's
The unprecedented view gives scientists new insight into how the important receptor - called the NMDA receptor - is structured.
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''Takes 5 Minutes'': Man In China Receives Surgical Chip Implant To Treat Alcohol Addiction
The chip, when implanted releases naltrexone which is absorbed by the body and targets receptors in the brain.
-
Scientists Find New Brain Mechanism That Could Help Manage Substance Abuse
A new study, based on cocaine-seeking in rats, discovered that inhibiting certain acetylcholine receptors made it more difficult to resist cocaine-seeking urges. These receptors are located in the lateral habenula (LHb), a region of the brain that balances reward and aversion. The study was carried out by the National Institutes of Health under the...
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Stroke Patients May Desire More Alcohol, Here's Why
Their preference for alcohol can be seen five days after stroke and through at least the first month after the stroke.
-
Horror Movies May Help Identify How The Brain Processes Fear and Anxiety
Horror scenes can help in identifying a key neural pathway in humans that explains how our brain processes feelings of fear and anxiety.
-
What Makes Some People Binge Drink While Others Stay Sober
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that strongly influences whether or not someone is likely to drink a lot of alcohol. Alcohol can reduce firing of neurons or brain circuits, which is why it reduces anxiety and social inhibitions, and those who are less sensitive to motor-impairing effects of alcohol are likely to drink much, the researchers ...
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What Kills Neurons After Stroke?
Researchers have found that an elusive brain receptor may play an important role in the death of neurons from neurological diseases.
-
Brain Mechanism That Increases Pain Threshold Identified
Scientists have shown for the first time that the number of opiate receptors in brain increases to combat severe pain in arthritis sufferers, a finding that may lead to a way to increase the brain's pain threshold.
-
3D Brain View May Help Treat Disorders Like Alzheimer's, Parkison's
The unprecedented view gives scientists new insight into how the important receptor - called the NMDA receptor - is structured.
