AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 13, 2020·6 min readEarly behavioral marker for autism identified15-month-old infants with an older sibling on the autism spectrum, and who experience social difficulties, such as insecure-resistant parental attachment, are more than nine times more likely to be diagnosed with ASD.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 11, 2020·4 min readPoor sleep in infancy linked to behavioral and emotional problems in toddlersInfants who experience poor sleep quality and disrupted sleep may be at increased risk of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems as toddlers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 4, 2020·5 min readFive amazing facts about your brainDo you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 25, 2020·3 min readCynicism and disrespect: A vicious cycleBeing treated disrespectfully by others can lead to cynicism about human nature, and in turn, cynicism about human nature can lead people to treat others with disrespect.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 20, 2020·3 min readHow serotonin modulates behaviorA new NIH funded study will use C. elegans to discover the secrets behind serotonin's influence on behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 31, 2020·5 min readNew light shed on neuronal circuits involved in behavior, learning and dysfunctionNew findings about dopaminergic neurons in the striatum could have implications for treating Parkinson's disease and Tourette syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 10, 2020·3 min readWhat happens to deferred intentions in the brain?Completed intentions are often not deactivated immediately but continue to affect people, especially when it comes to implementing new intentions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 28, 2019·3 min readPeople think marketing and political campaigns use psychology to influence their behaviorsWhile people believe advertising and political campaigns exploit psychological research to control their unconscious behavior, many still feel the choices they make are their own.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 26, 2019·4 min readIs the marshmallow test still valid?A new replication of the Marshmallow Test finds the test retains its predictive power, even when the statistical sample is more diverse.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 2, 2019·3 min readHuman behavior follows probabilistic inference patternsThe human brain has a mathematical probabilistic representation of what it considers to be important in our surroundings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2019·3 min readNeuroscientists develop models to identify internal states of the brainThe machine learning model may be widely adopted to identify connections between neural activity and natural behavior.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·October 1, 2019·3 min readFull-body interaction video games enhance social skills in children with autism disordersA new video game fosters more social initiation that free play for those with ASD. The game also is effective at reducing repetitive behaviors and helps improve gestural expression.Read More