A neurologist describes three cases of patients with Tourette syndrome who received DBS implants, and the need for further research on the best placement of the devices.

A psychiatry research group at UBC in Vancouver measures quality of life in bipolar disorders, developing a new scale that’s now freely available.

A neurologist reports on a meta-analysis that found exercise affects brain health in animal models, and suggests it can modify cognitive outcomes with normal aging and perhaps reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease like dementia.

How to start a peer-run crisis respite. What are they, and how do you create them? Two peer advocates describe in useful detail their success.

Excellent panel presentation on effects of and strategies to prevent child maltreatment. Experts describe harms including a long list of psychological, cognitive and physical health issues, brain development and epigenetic consequences, fatalities, legal, government and social costs of abuse and neglect. They discuss prevention using public health and policy approaches.

A story found that people with ASD were more subsceptible to visual illusions than controls.

Do women apologize more than men, and why? This short pubcast video summarizes a psychology experiment examining why, accompanying an article newly published in Psychological Science.

Tutorial on Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), an effective skill for coping with stress, anxiety and insomnia.

Treating vets with complex combat injuries including traumatic stress and brain injuries.

The difference between confidence and expectation, and how it can affect your golf performance.