Zohreh Majd

My private practice in the Hanover region will open at the beginning of January:

http://elpis-psychotherapie-privatpraxis-region-hannover.de/

Journal of Affective Disorders :
Ketamine-induced hippocampal functional connectivity alterations associated with clinical remission in major depression

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032723000095

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Depression ... I need hope ...

Pic: the weary Christian

Shadowing the surgeon who saved his father...

https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2019/07/30/shadowing-the-surgeon-who-saved-his-father

The ability to create human cells of many types that are more like their natural counterparts could improve cell-replacement therapies and accelerate drug design...

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6561963471938953219

Detecting Pre-Stimulus Source-Level Effects on Object Perception with Magnetoencephalography..

https://www.jove.com/video/60120/detecting-pre-stimulus-source-level-effects-on-object-perception-with

To become or not to become ... A Neuron.

The brain is an incredibly complex organ consisting of billions of cells with a diverse range of functions. The mechanisms that orchestrate the formation of this intricate network during development have kept neuroscientists awake for decades...

https://neurosciencenews.com/neuron-stem-cell-14576/

ETH Zurich:
Researchers at ETH Zurich have shown for the first time that selective release of the neurotransmitter noradrenaline reconfigures communication between large-scale networks in the brain. Their findings provide insights into rapid neural processes that occur in the brain during stressful situations...

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-stress-14580/

CalTrch:
Microrobots show promise for treating tumors.
Targeting medical treatment to an ailing body part is a practice as old as medicine itself. A Band-Aid is placed on a skinned knee. Drops go into itchy eyes. A broken arm goes into a cast...

https://neurosciencenews.com/microrobots-tumors-14575/

Scientific American:
Alzheimer’s Meeting: Lifestyle Factors Are the Best—and Only—Bet Now for Reducing Dementia risk...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alzheimers-meeting-lifestyle-factors-are-the-best-and-only-bet-now-for-reducing-dementia-risk/

Nature Biotechnology:
CAR-T cells used to target glioblastoma.

Immunotherapy is the new weapon against cancers and building upon existing research, a team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital have devised a way to make immunotherapy more effective in a deadly and common form of brain cancer called glioblastoma...

https://www-news--medical-net.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.news-medical.net/amp/news/20190724/CAR-T-cells-used-to-target-glioblastoma.aspx

Boston Children’s Hospital:
A machine learning algorithm can accurately detect abnormalities in pupil dilation, which are predictive of ASD, in mouse models. The AI can also detect if a female has Rett syndrome with 80% accuracy. The system could be used to detect autism in infants and toddlers...

https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-pupil-autism-14565/

Ohio State University:
Hair samples from teens could help detect their risk of mental health problems. Researchers found teens with higher cortisol levels in hair samples were more likely to experience depression. Low cortisol levels were also linked to an increased risk of mental health issues...

https://neurosciencenews.com/hair-cortisol-mental-health-14566/

A new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism has attracted comments from more than 30 scholars across the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, education, and neuroscience....

https://neurosciencenews.com/new-ideas-autism-14560/

University of Zurich:
Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified a cell population that likely plays a key role in multiple sclerosis (MS). T helper cells in the blood of MS patients infiltrate the central nervous system, where they can cause inflammation and damage nerve cells. This discovery opens up new avenues for monitoring and treating MS patients...

https://neurosciencenews.com/immune-cells-multiple-sclerosis-14562/

cripps Research Institute:
Like overpacked suitcases unloaded from the underbelly of a jet, molecular satchels called exosomes are continuously deployed from all cells in the body—each one brimming with an assortment of contents that another cell may unpack and use. By sending off these biological parcels, cells communicate with each other via shared proteins and genetic material...
https://neurosciencenews.com/exosomes-brain-development-14552/

A potential link has been identified between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and major depressive disorder. Treating OSA may help to improve depressive symptoms, as well as reduce suicidal thoughts and improve sleep for those with insomnia...

https://neurosciencenews.com/sleep-apnea-depression-14558/

University of Chicago:
Scientists studied the brains of more than 800 prisoners. Here’s what they found....

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/scientists-studied-brains-more-800-prisoners-heres-what-they-found

Alzheimer’s is not only a debilitating disease but it's increasingly common...

https://www-psychologytoday-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/balanced/201906/alzheimers-disease-or-type-3-diabetes?amp

Stanford University School of Medicine:

Hallucinations are spooky and, fortunately, fairly rare. But, a new study suggests, the real question isn't so much why some people occasionally experience them. It's why all of us aren't hallucinating all the time...

https://lnkd.in/eE82nh7

This Amazing Pic Shows International Space Station Flying Past Our sun ☀️ , 400 Km Above Earth 🌎

https://www-indiatimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.indiatimes.com/amp/technology/news/this-amazing-pic-shows-international-space-station-flying-past-our-sun-400-km-above-earth-371848.html

Louisiana State University:
Pioneering new study on dopamine and stress

A biologist at Louisiana State University conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the role of dopamine in stress resilience in humans through analyzing wild songbirds. This study could lead to increased prevention and treatment of stress-related disorders... https://neurosciencenews.com/stress-dopamine-14534/

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL)/journal Nature Neuroscience:
Quantifying how the brain smells !

The olfactory experience is subjective. The perception of odors depends on the context and prior experience of an individual...

https://neurosciencenews.com/quantifying-olfaction-14544/

Broad Institute :
Study hints at why an aggressive form of brain cancer is hard to treat.

Glioblastoma is an incurable brain cancer that kills most patients less than two years after diagnosis. The disease is difficult to treat largely because tumors each contain multiple kinds of cells. The aggressive brain cancer can also vastly differ between patients, so much so that researchers debate whether glioblastoma should be considered a single disease. A new study may help clarify what drives this important heterogeneity and makes glioblastoma so deadly...

https://neurosciencenews.com/glioblastoma-treatment-hard-14526/

Relationship between type of delivery and twins’ psychological development.

A research team of the University of Malaga (UMA) in the Medicine and Psychology departments have analyzed, for the first time, the effect of the type of delivery on twins’ psychological development and intelligence, demonstrating that cesarean section carries an independent risk in these multiple births....

https://neurosciencenews.com/twin-delivery-psychology-14527/

BBC:
Alzheimer's Risk Different in Women & Men, why?

https://reachmd.com/news/alzheimers-risk-different-women-men/1629000/?&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVdabFpXRTFPVFprTjJZdyIsInQiOiIxUUh4NnVOQ2dIYVZ4WWpLU0N1eW9qUDZYYmdKWjd3NmVcL3d5YlwvSTYxZ2RZWVVKejhLUGVoenRsYVg2SzFVZGhmcHhRb2VHYVV5eGVHWWxOYk1XRGdKSHpoYTNIZGlPc1JSMEs0SHZhcmZDVk85QTk0NFlpN2pGN0tMUWV1ZnROIn0=

DAILY- NEWS:
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug targets gum disease bacteria....

https://www-newscientist-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2210245-experimental-alzheimers-drug-targets-gum-disease-bacteria/amp/

Brexit blues...
Psychologists report on an often-overlooked aspect of Brexit: The United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union is causing psychological distress across the country

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/07-08/brexit?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=apa-monitor&utm_content=news-brexit-blues

Why I Love Anxiety, and You Should Too !

Anxiety and fear are a gift. Here's why...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dance-connection/201907/why-i-love-anxiety-and-you-should-too