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First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior
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First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior

by Virginia Tech Scientists discuss their work to discover insights into the complexities of the brain and mind. Recently, the researchers, including (from left) Dan Bang of Aarhus University in Denmark, Ken Kishida of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Michael Friedlander, executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute; Peter Dayan, managing director of the...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder have an imbalance of brain chemicals – our discovery could mean a treatment breakthrough
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People with obsessive-compulsive disorder have an imbalance of brain chemicals – our discovery could mean a treatment breakthrough

Published: June 28, 2023 9.09am EDT Authors Trevor RobbinsProfessor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Barbara Jacquelyn SahakianProfessor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Marjan BiriaResearch Fellow of Mental Health Neuroscience, UCL MRI brain scan. SpeedKingz/Shutterstock People often jokingly say they’ve “got a bit of OCD” (obsessive-compulsive disorder) if they are overly organised or tidy. But OCD is...