Your nose knows when it comes to stronger memories
Exposure to unpleasant smells is associated with better memory recall 24 hours later.... Read More...
Pavlovian conditioning
Social Threat Learning Influences Decisions
Study reveals social learning via oral communication or video can affect human behavior and decision making just as strongly as personal experience. The findings shed light on why people may sometimes make irrational decisions.... Read More...
How Cues Drive Our Behavior
Researchers shed light on the role dopamine neurons play in assigning values to transient environmental cues that drive behaviors. ... Read More...
‘He’s Pavlov and We’re the Dogs’: How Associative Learning Really Works in Human Psychology
Researchers look deeper look at the impact of associative learning, especially when it comes to the current political climate.... Read More...
How Dopamine Tells Us Something Isn’t Worth the Wait
A new study reports on the role dopamine plays in decision making.... Read More...
Swarming Insect Provides Clues to How the Brain Processes Smells
Researchers discover odors prompt neural activity in locust's brains which allowed them to correctly identify the stimulus, even when other odors are present.... Read More...
Scientists Identify Neurons that Control Feeding Behavior in Drosophila
New research identifies a pair of neurons which control the feeding behavior in Drosophila fruit flies. The discovery could help scientists better understand how the brain uses stimuli and memory to produce classically conditioned responses.... Read More...