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Why Do We Love Music?

Why do we belt music from the top of our lungs, learn to play instruments, and empty our back accounts to see Bruce Springsteen on Broadway?

By: Robert Zatorre, Ph.D.

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Building the Thermometer for Mental Health

Our article focuses on the use of smartphone technology to better understand your state of mind and treat depression, schizophrenia, and other disorders.

By: Thomas R. Insel, M.D.

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Naltrexone: A History and Future Directions

Naltrexone, which has been around since 1984, reduces the cravings for drugs and alcohol by fine-tuning the brain’s chemical reward system.

By: A. Benjamin Srivastava, M.D., Mark S. Gold, M.D.

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A Novel Therapy for Huntington’s Disease

Our author believes that a new strategy tied to turning off targeted genes could have profound implications for therapy development for Huntington’s.

By: Albert La Spada, M.D., Ph.D.

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The Brain’s Waste-Removal System

For decades, the brain’s waste-removal system remained a mystery to scientists. A few years ago, a team of researchers finally found the answer.

By: Helene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D.

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Remembering What We Learn

Our authors provide examples of retrieval practice and individual differences in long-term retention and explore quick and slow learners.

By: Henry L. (Roddy) Roediger, III, Ph.D., Kathleen B. McDermott, Ph.D.

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Fire in the Smoke: Battling Brain Tumors

For patients with the most common primary brain tumor in adults, immunotherapy is still struggling to overcome this lethal malignancy.

By: Michael Lim, M.D., Christopher Jackson, M.D.

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The Skinny on Brains: Size Matters

We are rapidly learning the ways in which brains vary in mammals, and how these differences set up apart.

By: Jon H. Kaas, Ph.D.

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The Evolution of Human Capabilities and Abilities

This article is the first of two that will address the development of the human brain. Both articles examine the biological grounds of human uniqueness.

By: Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Ph.D.

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The Dazzling Promise of Ketamine

The rediscovery of ketamine may be the most significant breakthrough for treating depression in half a century.

By: Ronald S. Duman, Ph.D.