FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 21, 2022·4 min readFirst Sexual Experience Influences Women’s Future Sexual DesireA woman's first sexual experience impacts her sexual desire later in life, a new study reports. However, in men, the first sexual experience had little to no impact on sexual desire later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2022·4 min readHormone Found to Regulate Mothers’ BehaviorProlactin, a hormone responsible for milk production in mothers, reduces a mother's investment in aggressive behaviors and helps to increase protective behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 18, 2022·4 min readDo We Really ‘Lose Our Filter’ as We Age?From age-related brain shrinkage that may affect our social cognition, to feeling more confident in our own skin, researchers investigate why older people appear to lose their "filter" when it comes to some social interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 16, 2022·4 min readPreclinical Study Finds Gut Fungi Influence Neuroimmunity and BehaviorA specific group of fungi in the intestines may protect against intestinal injury and influence social behaviors.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2022·4 min readIncorporating Sexual Pleasure in Educational Sexual Health Programs Can Improve Safe Sex BehaviorsA meta-analysis study reports interventions targeting STI/HIV infection risk education could benefit from including a focus on sexual pleasure and desire.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2022·4 min readFecal Implants Drive Behavioral and Cognitive Changes in Alzheimer’s ModelModulating the gut's microbiome by fecal implants induced behavioral and cognitive changes in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers say the findings could help develop therapies to stall dementia via probiotic use and fecal transplantation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 8, 2022·4 min readAmylin Peptide in the Brain Senses Isolation and Drives Social Contact-Seeking BehaviorContact-seeking behavior in mice is driven by amylin peptide in the medial preoptic area of the forebrain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2022·3 min readDiscovery of a Novel Role for an Elusive Brain Region in Maternal Behaviors in MiceResearchers have identified a novel role for hormone-sensitive neurons in the Edinger Westphal nucleus which are essential for maternal nesting behaviors in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 31, 2022·3 min readPerceived Fragile Masculinity Stifles Sexual Satisfaction and Honest CommunicationWomen may alter their own sexual behavior in an effort to protect their male partner's perceived sense of manhood. Researchers found women who perceived their partner's masculinity as more fragile tended to lower their sexual satisfaction. Additionally, women in relationships with males who they believed to experience "fragile masculinity" reported more anxiety and poorer communication in their relationship.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2022·7 min readHow Stress and Anxiety Contribute to Youth ViolenceThe prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents has doubled since before the COVID pandemic.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·January 21, 2022·7 min readSex-Typical Behavior of Male and Female Mice Guided by Differences in Brain’s Gene ActivityResearchers discovered more than 1000 genes that are substantially more active in the brains of one sex versus the other. The findings may help behavioral sex differences in mammals.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 3, 2022·4 min readHow to Make Dry January a SuccessEach January, thousands of people resolve to forgo indulging in alcohol for a month. Researchers explore ways in which to succeed at your goal for a "dry January."Read More