psychiatry
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OK, But Can We Teach The Rats To Race?
Scientists have previously run experiments teaching rats how to play hide-and-seek. Now researchers at the University of Richmond in Virginia have managed to teach 17 rats how to drive tiny electric cars around in pursuit of food, with the rats apparently loving it.
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New LSD Research May Help Explain The Brain Chemistry Of Depression And Schizophrenia
Anyone who’s taken the psychedelic drug LSD (formally known as lysergic acid diethylamide), or spoken to someone who’s taken it, knows it can be a utterly bonkers experience. A small new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience seems to offer some insight into what’s happening in the brain while we’re on a LSD trip.…
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Smoking Pot May Make You More Prone To False Memories
As we’re all aware, weed makes us a bit forgetful. Say what? But a regular toke can also leave you more prone to remembering stuff that didn’t actually happen, according to new research published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
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100,000 People Still Receive Electroshock Therapy Each Year?
Because the full effect on the brain is still unknown, electroconvulsive therapy is viewed as a last resort treatment for the mentally ill. Still, there are around 100,000 people seeking the treatment each year, including Carrie Fisher.