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Mothers with High Emotional and Cognitive Control Help Their Children Behave

Neuroscience NewsMay 31, 2018

A new study reports mothers who demonstrate better emotional control and problem solving abilities have a more positive influence on their child's behavior.... Read More...

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Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

Neuroscience NewsApril 18, 2018

Researchers reveal telling people whether a musician in a professional or student can change the way the brain responds to the music they are playing. ... Read More...

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How the Brain Might Compensate Stress During Learning

Neuroscience NewsMarch 8, 2018

A new study reveals how the brain manages to perform learned categorization while under stress.... Read More...

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How Very Low Birth Weight Affects Brain Development

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 22, 2018

A new study sheds light on why children born with very low birth weight often suffer from cognitive problems.... Read More...

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Why We Can’t Always Stop What We’ve Started

Neuroscience NewsDecember 8, 2017

Stopping a planned behavior requires a complex and rapid choreography between a number of different brain areas, JHU researchers report. ... Read More...

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Brain Scans Reveal Why Rewards and Punishments Don’t Seem to Work on Teens

Neuroscience NewsNovember 30, 2017

Researchers investigate the teenage brain and answer questions as to why behaviors change so much during these years.... Read More...

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Stay Focused, If You Can: Individual Differences in Brain Dynamics Influence Self Control

Neuroscience NewsNovember 1, 2017

Researchers investigate the neuroscience behind how some people are better at resisting temptation that others.... Read More...

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Watching Children Learn How to Lie

Neuroscience NewsAugust 19, 2017

Researchers investigate children's thought processes as they figure out how to deceive others.... Read More...

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Mind Wandering Is More Than Just A Fault In The System

Neuroscience NewsApril 13, 2017

Researchers report two neural networks broadly overlap in people who intentionally let their minds wander.... Read More...

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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Improves Cognitive Control

Neuroscience NewsDecember 16, 2016

Applying transcranial direct current stimulation to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex can help to improve cognitive control and may be a beneficial treatment for those with autism, schizophrenia and ADHD, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Stars In Your Eyes: People Have Limited Cognitive Control of Eye Movements While Watching Movies

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2016

According to researchers, movies may control our attention more than we previously thought.... Read More...

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Wired for Cognitive Control

Neuroscience NewsOctober 6, 2015

A new study reveals which parts of the brain are most able to exert cognitive control over actions and thoughts.... Read More...

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Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Neuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind Blindness

Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

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Nicotine Alters Neurotransmission in Habit Forming Brain Region

Neuroimaging Study to Shed Light on Mind Blindness

Researchers Identify Brain Cells Responsible for Removing Damaged Neurons After Injury

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Why the Eyes Could be the Window to Neurodegenerative Diseases, Like Alzheimer’s

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Psychology

CRISPR Editing Reduces Repetitive Behavior in Mice with a Form of Autism

In the Brain, Dislike and Dehumanization Are Not the Same Thing

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