Dec. 7, 2020 Cocaine continues to be one of the most commonly abused illicit drugs in the United States. Pre-clinical literature suggests that targeting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors (GLP-1Rs) in the brain ...
Dec. 7, 2020 Chronic sleep disruption during adolescence can lead to depression in both males and females and alters stress reactivity in females, according to a new study. Their findings are particularly ...
Nov. 30, 2020 How people work out the meanings of new words has been revealed by researchers, who say this is similar to the way in which young children learn language. The researchers said: ''A lot of ...
Nov. 18, 2020 In a new study, people who spent more time on their phones -- particularly on gaming or social media apps -- were more likely to reject larger, delayed rewards in favor of smaller, immediate ...
Nov. 17, 2020 Learning a language later in life changes how the two halves of the brain contribute. As skills improve, language comprehension changes hemisphere specialization, but production does not, according ...
Nov. 16, 2020 A combination of innate differences and diet-induced changes to the reward system may predispose some mice to overeat, according to research recently published in ...
Nov. 12, 2020 Scientists are challenging the common understanding of how mammalian brains ...
Nov. 12, 2020 ''There's no place like home,'' has its roots deep in the brain. Using fiber photometry, scientists are the first to show that home evokes a surge of dopamine in mice that ...
Nov. 11, 2020 Researchers have discovered that compounds that activate GABA receptors in the brain can keep rats from self-administering increased levels of nicotine during stressful conditions in an animal model ...
Nov. 11, 2020 New research finds that early in the COVID-19 pandemic, old and young individuals did not differ in taking precautions, but over time, older people quickly adopted preventive behaviors and they ...
Nov. 6, 2020 Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new ...
Nov. 4, 2020 A new study highlights the sophisticated mental machinery that helps the brain simulate the results of different actions and make the best ...
Nov. 2, 2020 By studying animals choosing between two drink options, researchers have discovered that the activity of certain neurons in the brain leads directly to the choice of one option over another. The ...
Oct. 29, 2020 Researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and abnormalities in brain cells whose chemical output forges ...
Oct. 29, 2020 Researchers have investigated the mechanism behind defensive behavior in mice. They have identified a specific area of the brain that encodes both spatial and threat cues to drive location-specific ...
Oct. 29, 2020 A recent study reveals how gene control mechanisms define the identity of developing neurons in the brainstem. The researchers also showed that a failure in differentiation of the brainstem neurons ...
Oct. 28, 2020 Neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit critical for learning to make decisions that require evaluating the cost or reward of an action. They showed this circuit is negatively affected by ...
Oct. 28, 2020 New research has shown that despite the widespread use of behavioral interventions across society, failed interventions are surprisingly ...
Oct. 28, 2020 Researchers analyzed almost 550 men's and women's mixed martial arts contests, using data collated for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and found the rate at which competitors fight is ...
Oct. 26, 2020 Roughly half of US dentists experienced verbal or reputational aggression by patients in the past year, and nearly one in four endured physical aggression, according to a new ...
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