The Role of Serotonin Transporters in Tourette Syndrome and OCD

Tourette Syndrome is a disorder characterized by repeating motor movements and/or verbal tics that are not easily suppressed. It is common for people with Tourette Syndrome to have additional conditions such as ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and anxiety disorder. The simultaneous presence of Tourette Syndrome and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) has been of interest…

Designer Drugs and Their Implication on Behavior

The association between drugs and behavior is a field of research that has been essential in prescription medicines. Drugs hold the ability to influence behavior in a number of different ways; therefore studies are required to investigate these influences. Iig, Enkel, Bartsch, and Bähner (2018) are four psychologists who were interested in examining the effects…

The rewards for being social

Researchers have long believed that areas of the brain evolved over time to motivate animals, including humans, to behave in a way that would encourage survival and reproduction. Specifically, the mesocorticolimbic pathway in the brain is often referred to as the “reward pathway” in that it is involved in inducing pleasurable effects that make one…