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·August 17, 2021·3 min read

AI Used to Decode Brain Signals and Predict Behavior

Combining artificial intelligence technology with raw data from brain activity, researchers accelerate the understanding of how neural activity impacts specific behaviors.

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·August 9, 2021·5 min read

How Bats React to the Decoy Effect

In terms of consumer behavior, when people are presented with two options, they most often go for the cheapest item. Yet, when a third, middle-priced item is added, people are more likely to opt for a more expensive item, believing it to be a better bargain. This is called the decoy effect. A new study reports bats, like humans, are prone to fall for the decoy effect.

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·August 3, 2021·6 min read

Users Banned From Social Platforms Go Elsewhere With Increased Toxicity

The prevailing theory is removing toxic social media users from accessing their accounts will prevent them from posting harmful content. Researchers say banned users increase their toxic postings via more lenient platforms when removed from top networks.

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·July 30, 2021·7 min read

Why Uncertainty Makes Us Change Our Behavior – Even When We Shouldn’t

Unexpected uncertainty is a motivator for change that prompts us to change our decisions and behaviors, even when changing the decision does not provide a better outcome.

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·July 28, 2021·5 min read

X-Rays Can Control Neuron Function and Behavior

A novel X-ray scintillator-based optogenetics technique allows researchers to control neural function deep within the brain and alter behavioral responses.

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·June 30, 2021·5 min read

‘Cheating’s Ok for Me, but Not for Thee’ – Inside the Messy Psychology of Sexual Double Standards

Both men and women play a role in perpetuating attitudes toward sex that are hypocritical and logically inconsistent, researchers say.

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·June 27, 2021·4 min read

Marmoset Study Identifies Brain Region Linking Actions to Their Outcomes

Switching off activity in the anterior cingulate cortex prevented marmoset monkeys from making an association between behavior and a particular outcome.

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·June 14, 2021·3 min read

Breeding Foxes for Opposite Behaviors Produces Similar Brain Changes

Foxes bred to be either tame or aggressive had increased size in similar brain regions, a new study reports. The animals bred for specific behavioral traits had larger brains than those that were conventionally bred. The findings contradict existing theories of animal domestication.

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·May 13, 2021·2 min read

Brain Mechanism of Curiosity Unraveled

Study identifies a cell-type specific brain circuit associated with curiosity and novelty-seeking behaviors.

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·May 3, 2021·3 min read

How Adults Use Facial Cues to Judge Children’s Behavior and Intentions

Split-second perceptions by adults of children's faces leads them to make judgments of the child's intentions and character.

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Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 16, 2021·3 min read

Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys

Study reveals there are differences in genes and the genetic burdens that underpin ASD between males and females. Researchers also found specific differences in the ways the brains of girls on the autism spectrum respond to different social cues.