Children & Adolescents

Oxytocin, commonly referred to as the “love hormone” since it is known to play a role in emotional bonding and trust, has been shown to stimulate brain activity and appears to reduce certain symptoms… Read More
Brain researchers at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) used functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) brain imaging to identify… Read More
Congratulations to Boris Birmaher, M.D., of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine on receiving the 2013 Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research!   “On… Read More
Early-life stress of “disorganized parental care” or being raised in an orphanage can alter the functioning of the amygdala (the area of the brain that processes fear and other emotional experience… Read More