This article summarizes recent experimental and epidemiological data on the toxic and
beneficial effects of ethanol and its metabolites (acetaldehyde), and focuses on their …

Over the past decade, many studies have indicated that adolescence is a critical period of
brain development and maturation. The refinement and maturation of the central nervous …

In the past decades, reductionism has dominated both research directions and funding
policies in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The intense search for the biological basis of …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and severe disease characterized by mood
changes, somatic alterations, and often suicide. MDD is treated with antidepressants, but the …

Cognitive processes, particularly learning and memory, are crucial brain mechanisms
mediating the successful adaptation of individuals to constantly changing environmental …

Serotonin (5-HT) is a vital modulatory neurotransmitter responsible for regulating most
behaviors in the brain. An inefficient 5-HT synaptic function is often linked to various mental …

Self-management includes all behavioural measures and cognitive activities aimed at
co** with challenges arising throughout the lifespan. While virtually all of these challenges …

Lipids play an important role in neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and psychiatric
disorders and an imbalance in sphingolipid levels is associated with disease. Although early …

Mental disorders are highly comorbid and occur together with physical diseases, which are
often considered to arise from separate pathogenic pathways. We observed in alcohol …

Based on their pharmacological properties, psychoactive drugs are supposed to take control
of the natural reward system to finally drive compulsory drug seeking and consumption …