Topic: Vaishnav Krishnan

Lessons Learned-Or Overlearned: It Makes All the Difference in How the Brain Copes

Scientific American - 1568 days ago
The neural activity and physical behavior of mice recovering from several stressful encounters may illustrate alternative ways that mammals respond to traumatic events.. In an earlier study, the research team, led by U.T. Southwestern psychiatry professor Eric Nestler, found that levels ...

Vulnerability to Stress Linked to Brain Molecule

HealthCentral.com - 1573 days ago
Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms in the brain that may explain why some people are less vulnerable to the stress caused by difficult situations.. While the research was done with mice, the findings could eventually lead to better treatments for chronic stress ...