The R-complex: Basal Ganglia and Thalamus When you have finished this Tour, you will have a simple understanding […]
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Five mini-chapters on the brain chemistry of mania and depression (updated 12/2014) At this point, treatment of bipolar […]
Sorry the picture’s a little blurry, but it’s surprisingly old. This is the work of Duman et al, […]
Good science shows that we humans are lousy at estimating risk (references below). And we make lots of […]
The anatomy of fear When you are afraid, you are likely to have: worried thoughts; and physical sensations […]
Mood is probably influenced by several parts of the brain, but we know a few areas that appear […]
Imagine your friend Cindy stands in front of you looking to her right, so that you can look […]
Emotion and memory are very closely related. You know this from your experience. Go to a party, meet […]
Hormone control is a complex process, but some simple parts of the process are understood. The “command center” […]
Where are mental health problems located? Think about it: if you had pain in your toes, you’d be […]
MRI is a fantastic tool. It’s a kind of like an x-ray, without the radiation of the x-ray.The […]
PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography. A tomograph is a “slice”. You’ve […]
You may have thought all you had was one, but inside there are two more brains. Actually, you […]
This is a rough picture of how memories for particular names are distributed in the left temporal lobe […]
These drawings are the work of Dr. Frank Netter, of course, for those of you who saw his […]
This is a very important area, which cannot be spoken of properly in a brief little essay. I’ll […]
The current working model is some sort of a defect in a circuit that involves the frontal cortex […]
Here are two reasons to care about thyroid: 1. There is a clear connection between the process of […]