High doses of some prescription stimulants tied to increased psychosis risk

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Prescribing rates for stimulants that treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have increased significantly over the past decade, with some of the largest increases reported during the COVID-19

Fiber photometry technique finds serotonin levels in brain increase with reward value

Ball-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule. Credit: Public Domain Serotonin is often referred to as the “happiness molecule.” It plays a critical role in affecting mood levels and is also

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation for pain is not a placebo

These brain scans show different neural signatures associated with pain response: the NAPS (left) is associated with the emotional experience of pain, the SIIPS-1 (center) is related to our expectations