CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: depression

Reward and punishment take similar paths in the mouse brain

9/15/2020

One brain structure is involved with both positive and negative reinforcement types of learning. Read the story »

Brain receptor pulls open electrical gate like a puppet master

6/30/2020

When stimulated by a neurotransmitter or drug, the NMDA receptor pulls open an ion gate that allows ions to flow. Read the story »

New look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, asthma

1/27/2020

Large holes in our cells have been implicated in depression, Alzehimer’s disease, asthma, and even taste. Now, we know what two of these pores look like. Read the story »

How the brain balances pleasure and pain

12/31/2019

The brain balances signals that either excite or inhibit neurons and influence the motivation of an animal to seek a reward or avoid punishment. Read the story »

Interview with a neuroscientist

5/31/2019

CSHL Professor Bo Li’s lab studies the biology behind mental disorders. Learn more about how Li’s work is changing the way we think about mental health. Read the story »

Brain, interrupted

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How the brain hears and fears

12/5/2018

Researchers are studying how the brain reacts to sounds that it associates with fear, and how easy it is for the brain to learn and unlearn. Read the story »

How key brain receptor works in hostile conditions

5/9/2018

A structural variation enables a key brain receptor to function in a hostile environment Read the story »

Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

4/27/2018

A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »

Detailed images of NMDA receptor show how zinc and a potential drug affect its function

12/1/2016

Drugs precisely targeting portions of the NMDA receptor may have applications in Alzheimer’s, depression and schizophrenia. Read the story »

Was it better or worse than you expected? Your basal ganglia know – so you can act accordingly

9/21/2016

Researchers have uncovered a neural circuit that processes evaluations and have succeeded in identifying its sources. Read the story »

Dealing with stress—to cope or to quit?

5/27/2014

Researchers identify neurons that determine whether an individual will be depressed or resilient Read the story »

Team demonstrates power of precision medicine in successful treatment of patient with disabling OCD

10/3/2013

Psychiatrist, geneticist, neurosurgeon & genome sequencers generate data on one patient, with powerful implications for care and counseling. Read the story »

X-linked mental retardation protein is found to mediate synaptic plasticity in hippocampus

10/19/2011

OPHN1 is found to be essential for mGluR-dependent longterm depression at synapses. Read the story »

New approaches to treatment of depression and bipolar disorder (Part 4 of 4)

6/29/2011

"New Approaches to Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder" presented by Dr. Husseini Manji and Dr. Fritz Henn. Watch the video »