Neuropsychology

A team of researchers are advocating for including a broader scope of personal recovery interventions to support people at risk of long term mental illness. According to researchers at the University of Birmingham, ‘personal recovery’ can be experienced by people at risk of developing serious mental health problems. Personal recovery is defined as a person’s [...]

In a new study, researchers have used MRI to show how the health of the placenta during pregnancy may influence childhood cognition and behaviour. The research shows oxygenation levels in the placenta, formed during the last three months of fetal development, are an important predictor of cortical growth (development of the outermost layer of the [...]

By Max Carr is a HCPC Registered Art Psychotherapist at STEPS Rehabilitation

New findings may pave the way for the development of more effective movement prescriptions for anxiety and mood disorders. In a recent study, published in the journal Neuron, Dr. Jing-Ning Zhu's group from the School of Life Sciences at Nanjing University, explores a hypothalamo-cerebello-amygdalar circuit that may mediate motor-dependent alleviation of anxiety. This three-neuron loop, [...]

Researchers have established a brain pathway linking motivation, addiction and disease, which could lead to new insights into neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. New findings published in the journal Nature Neuroscience have shed light on a pathway between the reward centre of the brain that is key to how we form habits, known as the basal ganglia, and the [...]

A combination of cognitive and behavioural strategies, ideally delivered in person by a therapist, maximises the benefits of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), new research has found. CBT-I is a form of talk therapy, which can be delivered with the support of a therapist or through independent study. Previous research e shown that CBT-I [...]

Memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, could potentially be reversed, according to a new study The study in mice finds that amnesia and poor memory following head injury is due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in forming memories. The research was conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical [...]

Nexalin Technology has unveiled its new neurostimulation device, which aims to tackle the growing global mental health epidemic through drug-free treatment.

New UK-led research has revealed why rapid-acting antidepressants such as ketamine and psilocybin have an immediate and lasting positive effect on mood in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). The study, led by the University of Bristol, found that psilocybin, ketamine and scopolamine can modulate affective biases associated with learning and memory. The research, published [...]

Quibim, a company developing imaging biomarkers for precision medicine that has created AI-based software to identify early-stage neurodegenerative diseases, has announced the launch of QP-Brain