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·May 10, 2017·3 min read

Neurobehavioral Effects Found in Children Exposed to Flower Pesticides

A new study of children living in agricultural communities of Ecuador finds a link between short term alterations in neurological behaviors and a peak pesticide spraying season around the time of the Mother's Day flower harvest.

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·July 26, 2016·6 min read

Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior

A new study reports on the role gasotransmitters play in behavior and psychology.

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·March 16, 2016·4 min read

Politically Correct: Liberals and Conservatives Do Think Differently

A new study reports differences in problem solving skills are linked to political ideology.

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·March 5, 2016·3 min read

Empathy Enhances Altruistic Behavior in Selfish People

A new study report on how brain connectivity reveals our hidden motives.

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·March 4, 2016·4 min read

Gene Required to Control Behavioral States May Be Linked to Autism

Researchers have discovered a gene that plays an important role in controlling the switch of behavior between alternative states. Deletion of this gene in humans has been noted in some cases of Autism.

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·February 29, 2016·2 min read

Biological Clocks Orchestrate Behavioral Rhythms by Sending Signals Downstream

A new study report different groups of neurons program our circadian clocks to orchestrate behavior by sending messages in a unidirectional manner downstream.

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·February 29, 2016·4 min read

Injustice Can Spread: Breaking the Chain of Unfair Behavior

A new study reveals a method to help regulate emotions and reassess situations when a person feels they have been treated unjustly.

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·February 22, 2016·7 min read

Our Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly Episode

Are humans hardwired for transgressions? Why are some of the brain's most basic instincts considered bad behavior? Why does bad behavior come so naturally to us? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.

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·February 10, 2016·5 min read

Shedding Light on Drug Addicts Risk Taking Behaviors

According to a new study, those addicted to cocaine have strong motivation to seek out rewards, but exhibit an impaired ability to adjust their behavior and are less fulfilled when they achieve their desired goal.