The finding could lead to new treatments for alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders.

The orexin (Orx) system plays a critical role in drug addiction and reward-related behaviors. The dynorphin (Dyn) system promotes depressive-like behavior and plays a key role in the aversive effects ...

Researchers have examined neurodegenerative pathology in the paraventricular thalamus and medial temporal region, including the hippocampus, in patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder (BD) is ...