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December 10, 2020
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What Social Distancing Does to a Fish Brain

Dec. 2, 2020 — Researchers have discovered a brain molecule that functions as a 'thermometer' for the presence of others in an animal's environment. Zebrafish 'feel' the presence of others ...
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Is It Better to Give Than Receive?

Dec. 1, 2020 — Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others, a ...

AI Helps Scientists Understand Brain Activity Behind Thoughts

Nov. 24, 2020 — Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie ...

Parasite Infection Discovery Could Assist Mental Health Treatments

Nov. 16, 2020 — New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behavior could help development of treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders. T. gondii currently infects 2.5 ...
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Novel Anti-Craving Mechanism Discovered to Treat Cocaine Relapse

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 ...

Poor Sleep Can Lead to Depression in Adolescents

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 ...

How We Learn Words and Sentences at the Same Time

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 ...

Smartphone Screen Time Linked to Preference for Quicker but Smaller Rewards

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 ...

Learning a New Language Changes the Brain's Division of Labor

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 ...

Changes to the Brain's Reward System May Drive Overeating in Mice

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 ...

What Happens in the Sensory Cortex When Learning and Recognizing Patterns

Nov. 12, 2020 — Scientists are challenging the common understanding of how mammalian brains ...

Dopamine Surge Reveals How Even for Mice, 'There's No Place Like Home'

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 ...

Compounds Block Stress-Enhanced Nicotine Intake in Rats

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 ...

The Young Resumed Risky Behaviors Earlier Than the Elderly as COVID-19 Pandemic Dragged On, Study Finds

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 ...

A Brief Pilot Intervention Enhances Preschoolers' Self-Regulation and Food Liking

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 ...

Brain Region Implicated in Predicting the Consequences of Actions

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 ...

New Insight Into How Brain Neurons Influence Choices

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 ...

Mouse Studies Link Some Autism to Brain Cells That Guide Sociability and Platonic Love

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 ...

Should I Run, or Should I Not? The Neural Basis of Aggression and Flight

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 ...

Brainstem Neurons Control Both Behavior and Misbehavior

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 ...

Study Helps Explain Why Motivation to Learn Declines With Age

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 ...

Nudges Fail More Often Than Is Reported

Oct. 28, 2020 — New research has shown that despite the widespread use of behavioral interventions across society, failed interventions are surprisingly ...

Judges' Decisions in Sport Focus More on Vigor Than Skill

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 ...

Most Dentists Have Experienced Aggression from Patients

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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