For any of the 300 million individuals worldwide suffering from depression, a fast-acting, effective treatment can mean the difference between life and death. Yet despite the growing number of pharmaceutical agents advertising relief from sadness,

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For any of the 300 million individuals worldwide suffering from depression, a fast-acting, effective treatment can mean the difference between life and death. Yet despite the growing number of pharmaceutical agents advertising relief from sadness,
“Munch, munch, munch.” For most of us, the sounds of our lunch date chewing or a coworker clicking their pen are everyday components of an auditory landscape that go largely unnoticed. But for others, these
By Anand Gururajan When a new drug fails to make the grades for regulatory approval, fingers start pointing more often than not at the weaknesses of our animal models, especially in the context of drug
By Lauren Sakowski The development of neuroimaging-based biomarkers that enable clinicians to more accurately diagnose psychiatric disorders – and to tailor individual treatment regimens accordingly – is one of the most urgent and elusive goals facing neuroscience