Briefing Papers

Briefing Papers take an in-depth look at timely brain-related topics, like traumatic brain injury and obesity.

2010

Sports Concussions & The Immature Brain

2009

Desperately Seeking Sensation: Fear, Reward, and the Human Need for Novelty

Addicted to Food? Increasing Evidence Suggests Compulsive Eating, like Compulsive Drug Use, Is a Brain Disorder

The Chemistry of Love: In Search of the Elusive Human Pheromones

2008

Brain Development in a Hyper-Tech World

Ready to Read? Neuroscience Research Sheds Light on Brain Correlates of Reading

Deep Brain Stimulation Makes Cautious Inroads to Psychiatry

Head Injury Increase in Military Highlights Limited Treatment Options: New Research Seeks Answers

2007

Addiction Research Moves Beyond the Pleasure Pathway

Raising the Bar for Antidepressant Treatments

2006

Evidence Grows for Brain Benefits of Enriched Environments in Normal Aging and Disease

Landmark Imaging Studies Help Explain Teen Brains