Many psychiatric illnesses are related to stress. Negative experiences in childhood can often affect how we deal with stress later in life. But what biological processes are involved? A study recently [...] of the prefrontal cortex on the amygdala reacted more strongly to everyday stress. “These findings are an important step towards understanding the biological basis of stress processing and psychiatric disorders
Investigator Award : Friends or food – are there medial prefrontal circuits dedicated to social decision making?. 11/2017-10/2020. Abstract Rewarding social interactions are fundamental for neurocognitive d [...] development, maintenance of relationships and are impaired in psychiatric disorders. The question how the brain represents social reward value during decision making is fundamental for an understanding [...] use novel decision making tasks in rats together with physiological methods to test whether there are common or distinct neural circuits for social and non-social decision making. It aims to provide novel
state-of-the-art imaging techniques, he investigates how structural and functional changes in the brain are related to various sensorimotor symptoms in mental disorders. Additionally, Prof. Hirjak is working [...] research of sensorimotor dysfunctions in mental illnesses. He explores how sensorimotor abnormalities are linked to other functional domains such as cognition and emotion. Furthermore, he conducts clinical [...] during Declarative Memory Retrieval: Evidence from MEG Recording " and the authors of the contribution are Simon Kern, Juliane Nagel, Martin Fungisai Gerchen, Cagatay Guersoy, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Peter
progress in the understanding of phantom limb pain (PLP), we still do not know which factors are antecedents and which are consequences of the pain and how central, peripheral and psychological factors interact [...] alcohol abuse are a major medical challenge in chronic pain, especially in female pain patients with adverse childhood experiences. However, it is unknown whether these comorbidities are caused by specific [...] Germany in the 2last years speak languages such as Arabic that are not understood by the resident therapeutic community, interpreters are scarce and not available around the clock or in emergency situations
years. Transdiagnostic mechanisms In current treatment practice, three diagnostic subtypes of pain are generally identified: primary musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain and primary headache. To date [...] could lead to major scientific breakthroughs. The new grants, worth in total nearly 652 million Euro, are part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. Herta Flor is deputy spokesperson of the SFB 1158 “From [...] Center investigates how acute pain turns into chronic pain, which molecular and cellular mechanisms are behind this and how these findings can be used for therapies.
KVALITO. "Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics do very important work. That impresses us. And we are delighted to be able to support the child and adolescent psychiatry team at the CIMH in Mannheim through [...] support group. This support goes directly to the children." Leisure activities complement therapy “We are very pleased about the continued support from Kvalito and would like to thank the entire team very [...] the support association to regularly finance skateboard workshops for a year. “Skateboard workshops are an important leisure activity that complements therapy and has many positive effects. It can strengthen
Oxytocin! Viral Vectors Learn how viruses are utilized for Oxytocin research! Our Team Get to know our team ! Contact Write us an email . Selected ERC synergy grant We are proud to be one of the selected highlights [...] address this challenging multidisciplinary research problem. More information Zum deutschen Artikel We are proud to work together with great teams all over the world Our key collaborators Profs. Philipp Koch
drinking. According to the study, around two million people in Germany are dependent on alcohol. Currently, 70 percent of them are men, although women have been catching up considerably in recent years [...] extremely difficult to remain abstinent in the long term. Low chances of success in achieving abstinence are one of the main reasons why only around 10 percent of those affected start treatment. At the end of [...] Who is addicted to alcohol? Alcohol dependence is present if at least three of six defined criteria are met: 1. a strong desire to consume alcohol, 2. difficulty in controlling intake (in terms of start
The researchers were also able to prove that psilocin changes the activity of certain genes that are important for the brain's ability to adapt. This so-called neuroplasticity is reduced in many mental [...] is being investigated as a treatment option for various mental illnesses. “While clinical studies are investigating the efficacy in patients, our current work provides important insights into the underlying [...] mechanisms of action of psilocybin and could help to further optimize psychedelic therapies that are already undergoing clinical trials. “With this better understanding of the cellular mechanisms, we
network activity and neurotransmitter release . 01/2017-12/2018. Abstract The research goals of SP11 are to study the electrophysiological properties of m/hiPSCs deriving from SP3, to compare local field [...] Forschungsgemeinschaft SFB 636: Addiction and the nucleus accumbens. 06/2012-12/2015. Abstract We are planning to monitor changes in synaptic strength in the nucleus accumbens in vivo via chronically implanted [...] beta-adrenergic agonists, however, we were able to induce long-term potentiation (LTP) instead of LTD, and are therefore currently examining the underlying mechanisms. Köhr G, Li SB. : CSC China Scholarship Council:
