“When you’re deciding whether to turn left or right, or to eat the chocolate cake or the carrots, what’s happening in your brain?”
This simple question masks a complex web of brain activity. Computational neuroscientists are determined to untangle the web.
Tag: obsessive-compulsive disorder
Patterns of Intelligence
The coordinated activity of brain cells, like birds flying in formation, helps us behave intelligently in new situations, according to a study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators.
Benefits of psychedelics in obsessive-compulsive disorder: in search of evidence
Intrusive thoughts, involuntary repetition of undesirable gestures and behaviors combined with high anxiety… Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a disabling condition, affects around 2% of the population, regardless of age.
Spotlight: Maternal Mental Health Month
Most new mothers experience one or more changes in their mood before childbirth and for two weeks after the baby arrives.