Jenny Gold
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Obama task force offers steps to improve mental health coverage
A presidential task force has made a series of recommendations and provided $9.3 million in funding to help end health care discrimination for individuals with mental health issues or addiction.
Obama task force offers steps to improve mental health coverage
Depression is little-discussed as women’s health issue
Depression is twice as common in women as it is in men, yet many do not receive the help they need, in part due to the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
Depression is little-discussed as women’s health issue
Parents battle for children’s mental health services at school
One in five children in the United States have a psychiatric condition, but schools often lack the training and resources they need to give these students the support they need.
Parents battle for children’s mental health services at school
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Finlay, who died on 12 September, championed the idea that developmental constraints dictate how evolution sculpts brains, a concept she used to model the timing of hundreds of events and align them across mammalian species.
Remembering Barbara Finlay, ‘maverick’ of evolutionary neuroscience
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The birds accurately complete decision-making tasks twice as fast as primates, although their endbrains look considerably different.
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Prevalence of profound autism declines with new definition
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