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Jinwoo Park, PhD, associate professor of biotechnical and clinical laboratory sciences, recently received a $3.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study how ...

Salk scientists create methods to study messenger proteins in the brain called neuropeptides, finding they control the brain’s fear response in mice—a finding that may help develop more effective ...

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Let us put the final nail in the coffin of the neurotransmitter myth of big Pharma and the APA. The idea that psychiatric issues come from some quantitative soup of neurotransmitters in the synapses ...

This video explores how THC mimics the body’s endocannabinoid anandamide, binding primarily to CB₁ receptors and inhibiting the release of key neurotransmitters such as glutamate, GABA, dopamine, ...

DHA and EPA—may help protect your brain from inflammation as you age, says Dr. Small. Getting them in food form is best, but ...

False-colour positron emission tomography (PET) scan highlighting limbic areas in a human brain. A receptor for the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA is visualised here in regions of the brain ...

As fall rolls in and you trade iced drinks for hot lattes, your mind may also turn to your favorite seasonal spices. But have ...

Like its namesake, Janelia's GENIE Project Team makes wishes come true. Luckily for biologists, this genie doesn't grant just ...