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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Does Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?

Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.

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·November 1, 2016·3 min read

Babies’ First Gesture is a Key Sign of How They Will Talk

By understanding their child's early gestures, parents will be better able to support later language development, researchers report.

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·October 31, 2016·2 min read

Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differences in Males and Females

Serotonin and arginine-vasopressin act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance, researchers report.

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·October 28, 2016·4 min read

Protein Associated With Growth of Breast Cancer Essential for Production of New Neurons

Researchers report AP2gamma, a protein associated with the growth of breast cancer tumors, plays a vital role in the regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis.

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·October 28, 2016·6 min read

How the Brain Tracks Action to Match Physical Effort to Changes in Environment

Researchers report cells in the brain’s dorsal raphe nucleus use visual clues to assess whether attempts at movement have been effective.

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·October 17, 2016·3 min read

Positive and Negative Memories Are Split Up in Brains of Mice

A new study reports on how positive and negative memories for smells, taste and experiences are located in different areas of the amygdala in mice.

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·October 17, 2016·5 min read

Why Risk Taking Behavior Increases During Adolescence

Researchers uncover a casual relationship between behavioral control and a specific imbalance in brain function that exists during adolescence.

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·October 13, 2016·5 min read

Jumping Spiders Can Hear More Than You Think

A new study provides evidence that spiders can hear at a distance.

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·October 13, 2016·5 min read

Possible Explanation For Why Male Mice Tolerate Stress Better Than Females

Researchers have discovered a key molecule that appears to reduce anxiety in male mice, but not females.

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·October 12, 2016·4 min read

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Why Your Own Brain Might Be Your Worst Enemy

Strategy goes out the window the more you win or lose, making it harder to win the next time around, a new study reports.

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·October 11, 2016·5 min read

How Children Inherit Discrimination’s Effects

A new study reports children can experience behavioral and academic problems when their mothers face higher levels of ethnic discrimination.

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·October 10, 2016·3 min read

Mice Sing Like Jet Engines to Find a Mate

To find a mate, mice use unique high frequency sounds using a mechanism that has only previously been observed in supersonic jet engines, a new study reports.