While they share similar depressive and cognitive symptoms, the biological underpinnings of bipolar disorder and major ...

Leila Nabulsi, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in computational neuroscience at the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) has ...

Study identifies a specific link between insulin resistance, brain structure, and cognitive impairment in Bipolar Disorder, ...

New Alzheimer's link: Researchers identified an obesity-driven fat molecule that disrupts brain function and accelerates Alzheimer's progression. Bipolar cognitive pathway: Insulin and leptin ...

Bipolar disorder can feel like a storm that erupts from nowhere, yet for decades the brain circuitry driving those brutal mood swings has remained frustratingly vague. Now, converging lines of ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression ...

Momentary shifts in mood, even those lasting just a matter of seconds, profoundly alter the brain's response to pleasurable experiences in people with bipolar disorder, finds a new study. Momentary ...

An accelerated schedule of intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (aiTBS) completed in less than a week is effective for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, the results of a ...

Reduced Gray Matter may be seen in bipolar patients on atypical antipsychotics Source: Michèle Hilbers/Unsplash While atypical anti-psychotics (AAPs) are a vital part of treating disorders with ...

WHAT HAS GONE WRONG: Studies show overactivity and a 30% loss in gray matter in this region, causing people to lose judgment about how certain behaviors, such as overspending or being sexually ...