Articles about 'Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute (BCNI)'

Scientists have created a simple new model of the human brain which reproduces the statistics of its complex network organization.

Research provides insight into why some individuals with a family history of drug abuse are at higher risk of addiction.

Medicines which increase levels of the brain chemical dopamine may hold the key to helping those addicted to cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found.

Research provides new insight into why some individuals may be more aggressive than others.

Research gives insight into why some people develop addiction.

Drug abuse is probably linked to an in-built tendency to act without thinking, as shown by studies of siblings of chronic stimulant users, a leading neuroscientist will claim this week.

Study on effects of anti-obesity drug on the brain paves way for more effective treatments.

The most common type of antidepressants, serotonin enhancers, alters peoples moral judgement and leads to a reduction in aggressive behaviour, a study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found.

Focussing too much on the present and not using past experience to make decisions could be linked to suicide in elderly depressed adults, researchers from Cambridge and Pittsburgh have found.