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The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Has the ideal target for treating anxiety been discovered?

Synapsy’s neuroscientists based at EPFL have identified a cell molecule that can regulate anxiety and prevent depression. Located at the crossroads of multiple cellular mechanisms, this molecule reconciles the great heterogeneity of scientific observations and paves the way for future Read more…


Poor wiring in the centre of the brain leads to psychosis

Psychosis is linked to abnormalities in brain development. A team from the Synapsy National Centre of Competences in Research has demonstrated that the regions of the brain involved in processing memory, imagination and emotions in people with psychosis have poor Read more…