Of wide interest for health is the relation existing between depression, a very common
psychological illness, accompanied by anxiety and reduced ability to concentrate, and adult …

Adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus is a notable process due not only to its uniqueness
and potential impact on cognition but also to its localized vertical integration of different …

Neuregulins (NRGs) comprise a large family of growth factors that stimulate ERBB receptor
tyrosine kinases. NRGs and their receptors, ERBBs, have been identified as susceptibility …

Half a century after the first formulation of the monoamine hypothesis, compelling evidence
implies that long-term changes in an array of brain areas and circuits mediating complex …

Environmental challenges are part of daily life for any individual. In fact, stress appears to be
increasingly present in our modern, and demanding, industrialized society. Virtually every …

Background Hippocampal volume loss is a hallmark of clinical depression. Chronic stress
produces volume loss in the hippocampus in humans and atrophy of CA3 pyramidal cells …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

Creating a healthy, social classroom environment. This book explains how the brain, as a
social organism, learns best throughout the lifespan, from our early schooling through late …

Brain stimulation and imaging studies in humans have highlighted a key role for the
prefrontal cortex in clinical depression; however, it remains unknown whether excitation or …

For years, the brain has been viewed as a relatively static entity, determined by the
interaction of genetic preprogramming and early childhood experience. In contrast to this …