neurobiology

Microglia transcriptional profiling in major depressive disorder shows inhibition of cortical grey matter microglia

Scientific article

27 April 2023

Abstract Background Microglia have been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD), but information on biological mechanisms is limited. Therefore, we investigated the gene expression profile of microglial cells in...

Alcohol and Cannabis Use and the Developing Brain

Scientific article

Purpose of Review Alcohol and cannabis are the most commonly used substances during adolescence and are typically initiated during this sensitive neurodevelopmental period. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the most recent...

Addiction Neurobiology Reading List

Reading List

Neuroscience and addiction research advances have been important for understanding the neurobiological changes that occur when a person transitions from recreational substance use to a substance use disorder or addiction. Addiction neurobiology is superbly situated to benefit from numerous developments in neuroscience.

Primate Ventral Striatum Maintains Neural Representations of the Value of Previously Rewarded Objects for Habitual Seeking

Scientific article

8 April 2021

Abstract The ventral striatum (VS) is considered a key region that flexibly updates recent changes in reward values for habit learning. However, this update process may not serve to maintain learned habitual behaviours, which are...

Neurobiology of Addiction

ISSUP Webinar

6 July 2021

ISSUP Lebanon are pleased to present their Webinar on the topic of Neurobiology of Addiction.

Neurobiology of Addiction

6 July 2021

Beirut

Lebanon

ISSUP Lebanon would like to invite you to attend their upcoming Webinar on the topic of Neurobiology of Addiction.

An Autophagy-Related Protein Becn2 Regulates Cocaine Reward Behaviors in the Dopaminergic System

Scientific article

17 February 2021

Abstract Drug abuse is a foremost public health problem. Cocaine is a widely abused drug worldwide that produces various reward-related behaviors. The mechanisms that underlie cocaine-induced disorders are unresolved, and effective...

Alcohol, Neurobiology & Mental Capacity

26 November 2020

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Neurobiology is the study of the nervous system. It combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, developmental biology, cytology, mathematical modelling, and psychology to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons and neural circuits.

This aids the understanding of the biological basis of learning, memory, behaviour, perception, and consciousness.