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Briefing Papers

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

2015

When the Myth is the Message: Neuromyths and Education

2014

The Neurobiology of Resilience

Active Molecular Mechanisms Counterbalance Vulnerability to Stress-Related Depression and Anxiety Disorders

How Should We Be Thinking About Genetic Studies?

2013

Stroke’s Global Burden of Death and Disability Highlights Need for Awareness, Prevention, and Rehabilitative Strategies

fMRI: Not a Mind Reader (Yet?)

The How of Tau

One Molecule for Love, Trust, and Morality? Separating Hype from Hope in the Oxytocin Research Explosion

2012

“Good Housekeeping” and Healthy Brain Aging

A Delicate Balance: Risks, Rewards, and the Adolescent Brain

Your Memories Need Their Sleep

The Mental Preparation of High-Level Athletes

2011

Neuromarketing: Prove Thyself & Protect Consumers

Will Neuroscience Challenge the Legal Concept of Criminal Responsibility?

2010

The Unhealthy Ego: What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About Our ‘Self’?

What’s the Real Deficit in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

The Vulnerable Premature Brain

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