CHAPEL HILL, NC – Understanding of how neuronal activity modulates brain function is a key first step towards creating more effective drugs to treat a variety of neuropsychiatric illnesses, including ...

A new study in animals suggests that the social and interpersonal problems associated with opioid addiction might be reversible. Researchers in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology ...

Chemogenetics Provides a Noninvasive Tool for Precise Control of Neural Circuits The phrase “mind-control drugs” probably conjures up some terrifying images, but in the case of chemogenetics, it could ...

This, though, is no easy task, which is the main reason why many drugs strike several kinds of receptors or activate specific receptors in unintended ways. The result might be a beneficial therapeutic ...

Scientists have solved the high-resolution, complex structures of drug-like compounds bound to designer brain cell receptors, paving the way for the creation of next-generation chemogenetic tools.