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·July 10, 2018·3 min read

Living in Areas With Less Sun May Increase OCD Risk

A new study reports people living in areas with more sun light have lower rates of OCD.

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·September 24, 2018·3 min read

How Nature and Nurture Shape the Sleeping Brain

Using EEG to study twin teenagers, researchers tease apart the influence of genetic and environmental factors on brain activity during sleep.

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Featured Psychology

·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Research Shows Easy to Walk Communities Can Blunt Cognitive Decline

Living in a neighborhood considered to have good walkability factors can help slow cognitive decline in older adults, researchers report.

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·September 21, 2017·5 min read

Higher Manganese Levels in Children Correlate With Lower IQ Scores

Higher levels of manganese in blood and hair samples has been linked to slower working memory and lower IQ in children, a new study reports. Researchers report children who live in areas with high environmental levels of manganese are at significant risk of neurodevelopmental problems.

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·March 21, 2016·2 min read

Country Birds Lack the Smarts of City Birds

Researchers find clear cognitive differences between birds from rural and urbanized areas.

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·June 17, 2020·5 min read

Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity

Where you live has a significant impact on whether you will live to become a centenarian, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 16, 2015·3 min read

Human Brains Evolved to Be More Responsive to Environmental Influences

A new study reports the human brain exhibits greater plasticity than the brains of chimpanzees, which may have accounted for part of our evolution.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 23, 2016·6 min read

Chemicals Banned 40 Years Ago Linked to Increased Autism Risk Today

Despite being banned in the late 1970's, organochlorine chemical exposure during pregnancy increases the risk for autism in offspring, a new study reports.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·January 13, 2016·4 min read

How Genetics and Environment Influence Antisocial Behavior

A new study reports a gene involved in emotional regulation may influence the long term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior later in life.

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Featured Psychology

·September 3, 2014·3 min read

Nature or Nurture? It’s All About the Message

Researchers suggest people are more receptive to the message that intelligence is influenced by environmental factors, even if the message is not true.