Bipolar I is thought to be the most common type of bipolar disorder. It’s characterized by episodes of mania that last for a minimum of seven days (or are severe enough to require hospitalization).

Fortunately, the ENIGMA bipolar disorder dataset, which includes brain MRI scans collected by more than 200 research groups around the world, is large, diverse and detailed enough to begin parsing ...

People with bipolar disorder have an average of 30% more of an important class of signal-sending brain cells, according to new evidence from University of Michigan researchers.

In order to fan the flames of mania, or pacify the pain of depression, those with bipolar are particularly prone to a more costly form of impulsivity. You’re in the checkout aisle at the ...

Bipolar disorder, a sometimes misdiagnosed mental illness characterized by wide emotional swings, may be identifiable by chemical abnormalities visible in patients’ brains, researchers said on ...

Researchers at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have discovered for the first time that computerized brain training can result in improved cognitive skills in individuals ...

Examining the human brain at the cellular level in more detail than ever before, scientists have identified an enormous array of cell types - more than 3,300 - populating our most complex organ ...

Researchers have created the largest atlas of human brain cells so far, revealing more than 3,000 cell types — many of which are new to science. The work, published in a package of 21 papers ...

A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered compelling evidence of a genetic link between bipolar disorder type I (BD-I) and epilepsy, potentially revolutionizing our ...