Zebrafish (Danio rerio) have become a powerful tool in neuroscience research due to their
genetic tractability, molecular/physiological conservation, small body size, ease of …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

LSD's short but colorful history in North America carries with it the distinct cachet of
counterculture and government experimentation. The truth about this mind-altering chemical …

Taurine is a highly abundant “amino acid” in the brain. Despite the potential neuroactive role
of taurine in vertebrates has long been recognized, the underlying molecular mechanisms …

Some argue that the earliest case of Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was reported
by Robert Burton in his compendium The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) and that only in the …

The psychotic spectrum is the category that groups together a series of disorders linked to a
symptomatology in which we witness the fragmentation of the plane of reality until it is …

Although the discovery and understanding of the function of the vestibular system date back
only to the 19th century, strategies that involve vestibular stimulation were used long before …

Schizophrenia is still one of the most mysterious mental disorders that are characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, and impaired social behavior. Symptoms of schizophrenia emerge …

We know a great deal about schizophrenia, but the current state of the art is one of
uncertainty. Researchers are confused, and patients feel misunderstood. This situation has …

Like the guildsmen of old, 19th century Alienists (now psychiatrists) also realized that a
pantheon of proceres would be useful to their trade and social standing: by the 1850s …