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Clinical trial of mdma, the active ingredient there ecstasy, during sessions with specially trained therapists. >> i feel normal again, if that makes any sense. my world changed. this therapy is the sole reason that my son has a father instead of a folded flag. >> reporter: he says hes now living a life free from p.t.s.d. >> mdma mutes the amygdala, which is your fight-or-flight response. your emotions stay in this happy medium range that they need to be in for the therapy to work. >> reporter: ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Shedding new light on what happens to humans after they die, a study published Wednesday in the Journal Of Neurology found that the nightmares will never cease, not even in death. “For decades, the consensus among scientists was that once life ended, the nightmares would end too, but new data confirms we…

A recent Brain, Behavior, and Immunity study investigated the role of the early-life gut microbiota in determining neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Researchers examined the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on adolescents' neurodevelopment and mental health.

New research discussed the hypothesis that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may result from gravity.

The brains of adolescents who were assessed after the pandemic shutdowns ended appeared several years older than those of teens who were assessed before the pandemic. Until now, such accelerated changes in “brain age” have only been seen in children experiencing chronic adversity, such as neglect and family dysfunction.

Well. i want to show you what some of the changes were. what was happening is there was a study that was ongoing even before the pandemic, they were imaging adolescent brains from time to time. then when the pandemic happens, they continued the study. they had brains images before the pandemic and in the pandemic. what they saw was pretty stunning. if you look at the brain overall the cortex, which is sort of the bark-like outer layer of the brain, that was greatly thinned in these children who ...

A new study from Stanford University suggests that pandemic-related stressors have physically altered adolescents' brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic.

In a systematic review of existing studies, researchers found that air pollution such as fine particulate matter can interfere with regions of the brain responsible for emotional regulation.

Using cutting edge molecular techniques in rodent models, researchers are dissecting the neurobiological mechanisms impacted by early life adversity.