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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 24, 2016·4 min read

Nasty or Nice? Math Model Explains Why Some Individuals Are Nicer Than Others

Researchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.

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·June 24, 2016·3 min read

Female Blue Tit Sings in the Face of Danger

Female blue tits sing in the presence of a predator, new research reveals.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 23, 2016·5 min read

Precise Control of Brain Circuits Alters Mood: Mouse Study

Researchers have singled and taken control of a circuit in mouse brains in order to dial the animal's mood up or down.

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·June 23, 2016·5 min read

Smell Tells Intruder Mice How To Behave

A new study reports that a genetically specific cluster of hypothalamic cells is wired to the olfactory system and responds only when a male mouse enters another male's cage.

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·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Silencing of Gene Affects People’s Social Lives

Silencing a gene responsible for the production of oxytocin can affect a person's ability to form healthy relationships and recognize the emotional states of others, a new study reports.

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Simple Reward Based Learning Suits Teens Best

Focus on rewards makes teens less able to learn to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative action, a new study reports.

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·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy Associated With Abnormal Brain Development

Children who were prenatally exposed to cannabis had a thicker prefrontal cortex than those who were not exposed to the drug while their mothers were pregnant.

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·June 17, 2016·5 min read

‘Carrots and Sticks’ Fail to Change Behavior in Cocaine Addiction

A new study might help to explain why people continue to take drug, even though they are aware of the negative consequences and why they find their behavior so hard to change.