Behavior News
June 3, 2025
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May 28, 2025 Obesity is a global health problem that affects many people. In recent years, very promising anti-obesity drugs have been developed. Despite these successes, there are patients who do not respond to these drugs or suffer from side effects. ...
May 28, 2025 A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with ...
May 28, 2025 Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding neurological disorders such as Parkinson's ...
May 27, 2025 A team analyzed a range of YouTube videos that focused on learning music by ear and identified four simple ways music learning technology can better aid prospective musicians -- helping people improve recall while listening, limiting playback to ...
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May 22, 2025 For the nearly 30 percent of major depressive disorder patients who are resistant to treatment, ketamine provides some amount of normalcy, but it requires frequent treatment and can have side ...
May 21, 2025 The way people express emotions while helping others can influence whether their assistance is welcomed, resented, or reciprocated, according to new ...
May 14, 2025 Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...
May 15, 2025 An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new ...
May 14, 2025 A collaborative study tested 17 strategies in an 'intervention tournament.' Interventions targeting future thinking, such as writing a letter for a child to read in the future, are the most effective ...
May 14, 2025 Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain uses a dual system for learning through trial and error. This is the first time a second learning system has been identified, which could help explain ...
May 13, 2025 Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, ...
May 7, 2025 Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach ...
May 7, 2025 Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They ...
May 7, 2025 A study of starlings in Africa shows that they form long-term social bonds similar to human ...
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May 5, 2025 Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes -- including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional ...
May 2, 2025 New findings suggest neurons have much more functional dexterity than scientists previously ...
Apr. 29, 2025 Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an ...
Apr. 23, 2025 Smartphones may often feel like a source of stress, feeding us an endless stream of bad news and social comparison. But what if they could also be the solution? A team of researchers believes they ...
Apr. 23, 2025 A new study suggests that fear and the immune system are connected in previously unknown ways. Researchers found that the immune system can influence stress and fear behaviors by changing how brain ...
Apr. 22, 2025 Dopamine is the brain's motivational spark, driving us to chase what feels good, say scrolling another reel on social media, and steer clear of what doesn't, like touching a hot stove. But ...
Apr. 22, 2025 With the assumption that students are going to use artificial intelligence and large language models such as ChatGPT to do their homework, researchers set out to learn how well the free version of ...
Apr. 19, 2025 Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, researchers ...
Apr. 17, 2025 How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is ...
Apr. 15, 2025 Macaque mothers experience a short period of physical restlessness after the death of an infant, but do not show typical human signs of grief, such as lethargy and appetite loss, finds a new study by ...
Apr. 15, 2025 The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli -- such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists have used ...
Apr. 15, 2025 A new study questions the longstanding view that the visual system is divided into two pathways, one for object-recognition and the other for spatial tasks. Using computational vision models, ...
Apr. 14, 2025 Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the 'basolateral amygdala' (part ...
Apr. 14, 2025 A new study has found children born to mothers who experienced gestational diabetes (GDM) during pregnancy are more likely to develop attention-deficient hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and externalizing ...
Apr. 9, 2025 In a new study, researchers created an AI model of the mouse visual cortex that predicts neuronal responses to visual ...
Apr. 8, 2025 When faced with a potential threat, mice often freeze in place. Moreover, when two animals are together, they typically freeze at the same time, matching each other's periods of immobility. In a ...
Apr. 7, 2025 New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, findings that may point to a new way to treat neurogenerative ...
Apr. 7, 2025 Scientists find the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability. This adds to evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during ...
Apr. 4, 2025 The fear of rejection -- familiar to many children and adults -- can significantly impact how kids behave in their peer groups, according to new ...
Apr. 3, 2025 How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research ...
Monday, May 5, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- How a Smartphone App Could Transform Mental Health Care
- Psychedelics Can Reverse Neuroimmune Interactions That Boost Fear
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- How Dopamine Helps Us Learn to Avoid Bad Outcomes
- Using ChatGPT, Students Might Pass a Course, but With a Cost
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Primate Mothers Display Different Bereavement Response to Humans
- The Brain Learns to Filter out Distracting Stimuli Over Time
- A Visual Pathway in the Brain May Do More Than Recognize Objects
Monday, April 14, 2025
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Monday, April 7, 2025
- Brain's Own Repair Mechanism: New Neurons May Reverse Damage in Huntington's Disease
- Molecules That Fight Infection Also Act on the Brain, Inducing Anxiety or Sociability
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- How Did the Large Brain Evolve?
- How Movement Affects the Way the Brain Processes Sound and Sight
- Study Identifies Shisa7 Gene as Key Driver in Heroin Addiction
- Repetitive Behaviors and Special Interests Are More Indicative of an Autism Diagnosis Than a Lack of Social Skills
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- New Rules for the Game of Memory
- Insomniac Fruit Fly Mutants Show Enhanced Memory Despite Severe Sleep Loss
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Vocal Changes in Birds May Predict Age-Related Disorders in People, Study Finds
- Dopamine Signals in Primate Brains
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Butterflies Choose Mates Because They Are More Attractive, Not Just Easier to See
- Good Parenting Helps, but Has Limits Under Major Deprivation
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Decoding the Neural Basis of Affective Empathy: How the Brain Feels Others' Pain
- Humans Have a Long Way to Go in Understanding a Dog's Emotions
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Why Some Are More Susceptible to Developing PTSD Symptoms Than Others
- Should I Stay or Should I Go? Brain Switchboard Found
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Don't Let This Stress You out
- Novel Research Shows Brain Connections Can Predict Future Substance Use in Adolescents
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- New 4D Brain Map Reveals Potential Early Warning Signs of Multiple Sclerosis
- Nasal Spray Shows Preclinical Promise for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
- Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups
- Researchers Challenge Textbook Ideas of How the Brain Specifies Movement
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- A New Model Accurately Predicts the Movement of Elite Athletes to Catch the Ball in Parabolic Flight
Friday, February 21, 2025
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Like Human Brains, Large Language Models Reason About Diverse Data in a General Way
- How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Worm Study Shows Hyperactivated Neurons Cause Aging-Related Behavioral Decline
- Researchers Identify a Brain Circuit for Creativity
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Mapmaking in the Mind: How the Brain Builds Mental Maps of the World
- Adults Can Learn Absolute Pitch: New Research Challenges Long-Held Musical Belief
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Scientists Reveal Gut Microbes' Hidden Role in Anxiety: Could Probiotics Be the Next Mental Health Breakthrough?
- Wealth Is Strong Predictor of Prosocial Behavior Around the World, Study Suggests
Monday, February 3, 2025
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Friday, January 17, 2025
- Insights Into How Populations Conform or Go Against the Crowd
- 'Ding-Dong:' A Study Finds Specific Neurons With an Immune Doorbell
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
- How Electrical Synapses Fine-Tune Sensory Information for Better Decisions
- Study Links Gene Regulating Brain Circuit Formation to Autism and Seizures
- Tiny Microbe Colonies Communicate to Coordinate Their Behavior
Monday, January 6, 2025
Monday, December 30, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Machine Psychology: A Bridge to General AI?
- Brain Inflammation Alters Behavior According to Sex, Mouse Study Finds
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Naughty or Nice? Many Parents Rely on Threats to Manage Misbehavior -- From No Dessert to No Santa
- Can Lab-Grown Neurons Exhibit Plasticity?
- Elucidating the Neural Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Cardiovascular Responses
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Resolving Ambiguity: How the Brain Uses Context in Decision-Making and Learning
- Sculpting the Brain (Without Chisel or Scalpel)
Friday, December 6, 2024
- New Brain Mapping Technique Reveals Insights Into the Brain's Higher Functions
- Antipsychotic Medications Don't Always Work the Way They're Supposed to
Thursday, December 5, 2024
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- For Those With CTE, Family History of Mental Illness Tied to Aggression in Middle Age
- Brain Stimulation Effectiveness Tied to Learning Ability, Not Age
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Friday, November 22, 2024
- Need a Landing Pad for Helicopter Parenting? Frame Tasks as Learning
- New Model of Neuronal Circuit Provides Insight on Eye Movement
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Snoring Linked to Behavioral Problems in Adolescents Without Declines in Cognition
- Confidence Drives Feedback-Seeking Behavior: Insights Into Learning and Motivation