Closed-loop targeted deep brain stimulation holds promise in addressing symptoms of depression and obsessive-compulsive ...

A new brain imaging study provides evidence that deep brain stimulation of a specific brain region called the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule (vALIC) may change how key emotional and ...

The Synaptic Physiology laboratory, led by Juan Lerma at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of ...

There may be no torment quite like the sublime looniness that is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Your hands are clean, the door is locked, you didn’t insult a colleague at work or drive over ...

The amygdala makes regret feel like a jolt of pain! Source: Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock If you think about your deepest regrets, what do you feel? The range of feelings is complicated; we think of ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often associated with rituals, intrusive thoughts, and hypervigilance. But one of its most overlooked, and clinically disruptive, features is chronic sleep ...

To most parents, a toddler's insistence on the "right" plate or bedtime routine seems like a normal developmental quirk or just the latest cause of a meltdown. However, for some children, these ...

Nearly 40% of the survivors surveyed either experienced new OCD symptoms or saw their previous disorder intensify.The post Oct. 7 trauma likely caused spike in OCD symptoms, research shows appeared ...