Brain interventions
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Emerging therapies
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A personalised alternative to antidepressants is on the way
A form of personalised, at-home, brain-based treatment for depression is getting close – but is psychiatry ready for it?
by Paul Fitzgerald
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Neuroscience
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The brain has a team of conductors orchestrating consciousness
The brain is like an orchestra: each region plays its part. But it takes a team of conductors to orchestrate consciousness
by Morten L Kringelbach & Gustavo Deco
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Brain interventions
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Mental disorders are brain disorders – here’s why that matters
The most vital quandary of mental health disorders and therapies today is not whether they change the brain but how
by Camilla Nord
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Brain interventions
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In the deepest despair, electroconvulsive therapy offers hope
In the past, ECT could be violent and brutal. But today, it’s one of the best treatments for severe depression that we have
by Wendy Burn