The Brain and Its Chemicals Video VideoMD This animated video reviews how the brain uses neurotransmitters and cells to process information. This can help you learn how there can be dysfunction of these processes and cause depression and other mental and neurologic diseases.
Psychiatry and the Brain Video VideoJug This video looks at how a healthy brain works, including what neurotransmitters are and how they affect behavior. Then they focus on serotonin, dopamine and norephrine, as well as the most common causes of mental disorders.
Genetic Link to Depression WebMD Information from siblings may help researchers nail down the gene that causes major depression. Learn what this could mean for patients.
PET Scans for OCD WebMD It can take months to years for some people with depression or obsessive compulsive disorder to find the right medication. This video talks about how brain scans may finally eliminate the guess work.
Development of the Young Brain NIMH For more than twenty years, National Institute of Mental Health neuroscientist Dr. Jay Giedd has studied the development of the adolescent brain. Decades of imaging work have led to remarkable insight and a more than a few surprises.
