Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ibogaine is a finite resource, extracted from plants native to Africa like the
According to the World Health Organization, about 3.9% of the world’s population has had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point during their lives. That number is higher in the United
Spinal cord injuries are life-altering, often leaving individuals with severe mobility impairments. While rehabilitation robotics — devices that guide movement during therapy — have improved training for those with spinal
Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population. Officers who incur these injuries while on duty face more than double
People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms often have trouble communicating and resolving relationship difficulties with their romantic partners, according to previous research by Steffany Fredman, associate professor of human
Our lives are filled with binary decisions — choices between one of two alternatives. But what’s really happening inside our brains when we engage in this kind of decision making?
University of California, Davis researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic’s therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential. The research, published in Proceedings
People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to
Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body’s smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. In mouse experiments, scientists introduced a
Mount Sinai researchers have identified for the first time the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as how
