FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 20, 2016·4 min readSimple Reward Based Learning Suits Teens BestFocus on rewards makes teens less able to learn to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative action, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience OpinionsPsychology·February 22, 2016·7 min readOur Bad, Bad Brains: Roundtable Discussion for Brain Games’ Brains Behaving Badly EpisodeAre 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.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 15, 2015·4 min readWhen Punishment Doesn’t Fit the CrimeA new study reports people with TBI struggle with appropriate discipline in family, social and work life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 16, 2015·5 min readPunishment Decisions Enabled by Dorsolateral Prefrontal CortexA new study reveals the dorsolateral prefronal cortex integrates information about blameworthiness and helps us to determine an appropriate level of punishment.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 6, 2015·4 min readStudy Finds Punishment May Guide Behavior More Effectively Than RewardA new study reports punishment may be more likely to influence behavior outcomes than reward.Read More
