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Study: The party drug that relieves resistant depression and suicidal thoughts
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (614+ words) The Jerusalem Post...
Adults with ADHD experience "local sleep" while awake
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Study: Adults with ADHD experience "local sleep" while awake'The Jerusalem Post Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder appear to experience brief, sleep-like slow waves in specific brain regions while awake These "local sleep" events closely track lapses in attention and…...
Study finds ADHD children's brain activity modifiable
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (75+ words) [A child with ADHD (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]Researchers found that ADHD brain activity is not static. In a trial, a subgroup of children with ADHD showed a shift toward a more typical neural profile following intervention. ADHD study uncovers measurable,…...
Israeli study: OCD can be caused by acute trauma
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (61+ words) [An illustrative image indicating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]Psychologists and psychiatrists observed either new or greatly worsened OCD behaviors in survivors of the October 7 massacre." Acute trauma can cause OCD symptoms, Israeli study on Oct. 7 survivors reveals Psychologists…...
Psilocybin: Getting into an altered state on magic mushrooms
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (91+ words) [ An illustrative image of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. (photo credit: Igor-omilaev/Unsplash)]To my surprise " and initial disappointment " there were no hallucinations forthcoming. I was definitely in an altered state, just not what I'd anticipated. And then I…...