Neuroscience News at Yale

Autism is diagnosed earlier in males, but diagnoses in females rise with age, narrowing the gender gap and leaving lifetime rates almost equal, a large population study shows. Commenting for Medscape, James C. McPartland, PhD, Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, said he was struck by the results.

How do we learn? How do we make sense of the changing world? These are the elemental questions that George Dragoi, MD, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and of neuroscience is trying to answer.

Henrique Oliva, MD, PhD, associate research scientist in psychiatry, is first author of a paper in eClinical Medicine that comprehensively examines subjective and objective sleep disturbances across major substance use disorders.

Molecules found on the surface of motor neurons in the brain help traffic a misfolded protein into cells, leading to the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

A new Yale study investigates how cortisol, a stress-related hormone, helps the brain build emotional memories.

Yale researchers study a mass extinction from the distant past, uncover hidden brain networks, and share expertise at an international meeting on enhanced weathering.

Researchers discovered a protective mechanism used by the brain to mitigate calcium dysfunction, a risk factor for neurodegeneration.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are showing promise for reducing both cardiometabolic disease prevalence and obesity stigma.

It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to NPR about a recent study.