News Mentions for the week of December 16, 2024

Can't stop watching unboxing videos? Experts say our curiosity, generosity and love of a good mystery might be why. Kayla Jimenez, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Terence Arthur Ketter, emeritus professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, ran the university’s bipolar disorder clinic and studied associations between mental illness and creativity.

The Allen Institute has announced eight distinguished scientists who will make up the 2024 Next Generation Leaders (NGL) cohort. The NGL program began ten years ago to recognize and support emerging researchers in neuroscience. This year, the program has expanded beyond neuroscience to welcome researchers from the fields of bioengineering, chemistry, and medicine. Congratulations to Kevin Kelley, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, one of the 2024 Next Generation Leaders!

These tested strategies can help you get some degree of rest, even in an unforgiving upright seat. Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Research has shown that just looking at twinkling lights outside of people’s homes evokes feelings of friendliness and warmth. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

Unable to find effective treatments at home, veterans with brain-injury symptoms are going abroad for psychedelics like ibogaine that are illegal in the U.S. A Stanford study, led by Nolan Williams, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is mentioned.

Looking back on 2024, science writers at the Office of Communications picked some of the most significant scientific achievements at Stanford Medicine, including the following topics from our department: "Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets" and "Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness" and "Six distinct types of depression identified in Stanford Medicine-led study."

In this episode of "The Drive," Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, dives deep into the biochemistry and neurobiology of addiction, exploring the critical role of dopamine and the prefrontal cortex.