Research finds support for ‘Trump effect’
Inflammatory speeches about racial issues from political elites embolden some members of the public to express their own prejudices.... Read More...
behavioral neuroscience
Generosity and selfishness: A neural dance
Unique signatures of neural synchrony reflect whether pro-social or anti-social decisions are made. Brain regions, including the cingulate gyrus, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex, are highly synchronized when pro-social behavior is exhibited but decreases in the presence of anti-social behavior.... Read More...
Social isolation during adolescence drives long-term disruptions in social behavior
Social isolation during key periods of adolescence leads to long-term disruptions in social behavior and activity in neural patterns.... Read More...
Childhood trauma changes your brain, but it doesn’t have to be permanent
Female rats that experienced early life adversity developed abnormal connections between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex in response to neglect. ... Read More...
The secret to achieving goals
Researchers analyzed the relationship between reward and effort in achieving goals and identified two critical stages in the decision-making process.... Read More...
How serotonin modulates behavior
A new NIH funded study will use C. elegans to discover the secrets behind serotonin's influence on behavior.... Read More...
Maternal obesity linked to ADHD and behavioral problems in children
Women who were obese prior to pregnancy were almost twice as likely to report their child had ADHD or other behavioral problems compared to women who were normal weight before pregnancy.... Read More...
Life-course-persistent antisocial behavior may be associated with differences in brain structure
People with a life-long history of antisocial behavior had decreased mean surface area of the brain and lower mean cortical thickness than those with no history of antisocial behavior. Much of the cortical thinning was in areas associated with emotional regulation, motivation, and goal-directed behavior.... Read More...
How many gender subtypes exist in the brain?
Combining fMRI and behavioral data, researchers examined gender identity in cisgender and transgender individuals using a new machine learning algorithm. The AI identified at least nine dimensions of brain-gender variation.... Read More...
Designing artificial brains can help us learn more about real ones
The lessons learned from developing artificial intelligence networks can help guide researchers down the path of understanding the brain as a computational system rather than a collection of cells. AI technology can help take exploring the human brain, behavior and neurodegenerative diseases to an entirely new level.... Read More...
Brief bursts, big insights
A new method for analyzing brain oscillation data can detect short beta wave bursts in real-time within neural frequency bands of 20 Hertz. The method also shows how rats can increase the occurrences of these bursts.... Read More...
Love: is it just a fleeting high fueled by brain chemicals?
Study looks at the psychology and neurobiology of attraction and love.... Read More...