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·April 3, 2020·4 min read

Stress thwarts ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memory

Stress generates lower levels of activity in the hippocampus and frontal-parietal lobe networks, hindering the ability to make certain decisions and plan ahead.

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·October 14, 2019·5 min read

Self-reported suicide attempts rising in black teens as other groups decline

Self-reported suicide attempts rose significantly in African American teens, while they fell in teens of other ethnic backgrounds throughout an almost 20-year study. Researchers report suicide attempts increased at an accelerating rate in African American female teenagers, even as overall female suicide attempts declined.

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·February 11, 2019·5 min read

Brain Cells that Modulate Behavioral Response to Threats Identified

Researchers implicate neurons within the dorsolateral septum in the regulation of fearful behaviors in mice.

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·October 29, 2018·3 min read

Irritability in Young Children May Be a Sign of Deeper Mental Health Issue

Frequent angry outbursts in children may be a sign of deeper mental health issues, researchers report.

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·March 27, 2018·4 min read

Honeybees May Unlock Secrets of How the Human Brain Works

A new study suggests honeybees adhere to the same laws as the human brain when embarking on collective decisions.

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·January 30, 2018·3 min read

Why Do We Trust, or Distrust Strangers? The Answer is Pavlovian

A new study reveals we trust, or distrust, strangers based on their resemblance to people we have experienced in the past.

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·December 20, 2017·5 min read

Childhood Aggression: Rooted in Genetics, Influenced by Environment

While both reactive and proactive aggression in children appears to be genetic, it is the environment the child is exposed to that determines whether the behavior gets worse or better as the child ages, a new study reports.

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·November 30, 2017·5 min read

Behavior Not Indicative of Pain in Stressed Babies

A new study reveals newborns who are stressed by their environment have a greater neural pain response following a routine skin lance than babies who are not stressed. However, the neural response is not matched by their physical reaction to pain.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Holding Infants, Or Not, Can Leave Traces on Their Genes

Children who experienced higher levels of distress and less physical contact had a lower epigenetic age than those who were picked up and held more frequently, researchers report. Lower epigenetic age, researchers note, may impede a child's ability to thrive.

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·November 14, 2017·5 min read

Left-Brained: Conservative Democrats Don’t Compute For Liberal Voters

A new study reveals progressive democrats are more likely to scrutinize inconsistencies in evaluate them as negative when candidates stray from the party line.