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·October 7, 2016·7 min read

Human Behavior Study Identifies Four Basic Personality Types

90 percent of the population can be classified into one of four main personality types, and of those, 30 percent fall under the envious personality type, a new study reports.

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·September 26, 2016·3 min read

Poor English Skills at Start of School Linked to Behavioral Difficulties

A new study reports children who enter school with poor English language skills are more likely to have social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in later years.

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·September 5, 2016·3 min read

Protein Subunit Found to Rescue Afflicted Neurons in Huntington’s Disease

Researchers use a novel co-culturing method to create functional circuits that model Huntington's disease and find new clues to potential treatment approaches.

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·August 17, 2016·4 min read

Modeling Mood Swings

A new study reveals how we manage our long term happiness.

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·July 26, 2016·6 min read

Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior

A new study reports on the role gasotransmitters play in behavior and psychology.

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·June 16, 2016·4 min read

Stinky or Fragrant? How Reactions to Odor Change in Presence of Others: Fly Study

A new study reveals preference of odors can flip, depending on the situation.

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·April 4, 2016·5 min read

Think Small: Diminishing Returns in Neuroscience

Researchers are investigating what makes a brain efficient and how that affects insect behavior.

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·March 4, 2016·4 min read

Gene Required to Control Behavioral States May Be Linked to Autism

Researchers have discovered a gene that plays an important role in controlling the switch of behavior between alternative states. Deletion of this gene in humans has been noted in some cases of Autism.