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·August 17, 2019·2 min read

Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder?

In a world of digital assistants, are we forgetting our manners? Not yet, researchers say. Using Siri and Alexas is not making adults rude. However, this may not be the case for children. Fortunately, digital assistant service provides are taking steps to reward children for general politeness.

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·August 13, 2019·4 min read

Machine learning decodes genetic influence over behavior

Machine learning is helping researchers uncover the genetic influence on foraging behaviors in mice.

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·August 6, 2019·5 min read

Prenatal parental stress linked to behavior problems in toddlers

The prenatal wellbeing of first-time mothers has a direct effect on the behavior of children at 24 months. Mothers who experienced stress and anxiety while pregnant were more likely to have children who displayed behavioral problems, such as temper tantrums, spitefulness and restlessness. The children also exhibited emotional problems, including being clingy, tearfulness and unhappiness. Emotional problems were exacerbated if their parents experienced relationship problems during early pregnancy.

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·August 2, 2019·4 min read

Change the bias, change the behavior? Maybe not

A meta-analysis of papers about implicit bias finds little evidence that changing a person's biased beliefs alters their behavior.

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·July 31, 2019·4 min read

Children born to older parents tend to have fewer behavior problems

Children born to older parents have fewer externalizing behavioral problems than those born to younger parents.

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·July 28, 2019·4 min read

Dishonest acts hurt one’s ability to read others’ emotions

Study ties morality and empathy into a single construct.

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·July 15, 2019·6 min read

How expectation influences perception

Brain activity patterns in the frontal cortex encode beliefs and affect how we perceive the world around us.

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·July 9, 2019·3 min read

Parental ‘memory’ is inherited across generations

A new insect study reveals a preference for ethanol persisted for five generations following paternal exposure. The findings shed light on the role paternal experience plays across generations in disease and risks for addiction in humans.

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·July 5, 2019·5 min read

Researchers controlled the behavior in a mouse’s brain with single-cell precision

Using holographic optogenetics, researchers were able to control visual behavior in mice by activating neurons in the visual cortex.

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·July 1, 2019·3 min read

Research questions link between unconscious bias and behavior

A meta-analysis reveals there is little evidence that implicit bias can be changed long term. There is even less evidence to suggest changes can lead to behavioral changes.

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·July 1, 2019·2 min read

Biological toll on brain function of Holocaust survivors revealed

Neuroimaging reveals Holocaust survivors have decreased gray matter in brain structures associated with emotional processing, memory, and social cognition. Early results show similar neuroanatomical changes in the children of survivors, suggesting an epigenetic link.