Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Archive — Page 1 of 1

White 3D figure sits atop the word “STRESS,” resting its head in one hand, while the other arm supports its body.
December 20, 2019

Reversing stress-related anxiety

Inhibiting COX-2 — an enzyme associated with inflammation — could provide a novel therapeutic approach for stress-related psychiatric disorders.

By Vanderbilt Health News
October 1, 2018

Cytokine-cognition connection

Targeting the immune system may provide a new avenue for therapeutic intervention in psychiatric diseases characterized by motivational and cognitive deficits.

By Laura Daniel
Portrait of a person wearing an orange jacket outdoors.
April 20, 2017

Grant bolsters Nakagawa’s research on autism, other brain disorders

Terunaga Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, has received a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation to continue his studies of the molecular underpinnings of autism and other brain disorders.

By Bill Snyder
Stylized brain composed of electronic circuit-board traces in black, orange, yellow, pink, blue, and green, surrounded by faint gears, clouds, arrows, and human silhouettes on a gray background.
August 21, 2015

Brain circuitry in psychosis

Functional magnetic resonance imaging has revealed faulty circuits between the thalamus – a central hub of brain activity – and other brain regions.

By Leigh MacMillan