Neurosteroids are powerful modulators of brain function and behavior, yet their dynamics in the brain have remained elusive. Using in vivo microdialysis in male zebra finches, we found that local ...

Stereotypic behaviours are common in animals in impoverished housing, arising from two complementary processes: (1) thwarted attempts to perform motivated behaviours; (2) forebrain dysfunction ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within specific brain areas in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder ...