With near-atomic precision, a USC Dornsife team of scientists visualized for the first time how opioids and the antidote Narcan engage a key brain receptor, offering insight that could lead to improved pain treatments and overdose reversal.
A USC Dornsife study shows that combining brain imaging methods may help forecast which adolescents are most at risk for developing anxiety disorders, years before symptoms appear.
The reversible method targets specific synapses without harming neurons, offering a powerful tool for studying — and potentially treating — conditions like addiction, epilepsy and PTSD.
New USC Dornsife research reveals a link between the thickness of a certain brain region and vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults.
With help from a little movie magic, researchers reveal the unique brain activity of mixed emotions, verifying they are more than a figment of the mind.
Psychology researcher finds significant brain processing differences in people who are lonely people vs not lonely.
Neuroscientists know that pregnant mothers’ brains change in ways that appear to help with caring for a baby. Now researchers have identified changes in new fathers’ brains, too.
Scientists using laboratory models find that eating FDA-approved levels of saccharin, Ace-K and stevia early in life may result in several changes to the body, including brain regions involved in memory.
Evolutionary biologist David Raichlen of USC Dornsife talks about how our brains developed when we began moving long distances and the “runner’s high.” [2¾ min read]
