social behavior Research Articles

Full-body interaction video games enhance social skills in children with autism disorders

Neuroscience NewsOctober 1, 2019

A new video game fosters more social initiation that free play for those with ASD. The game also is effective at reducing repetitive behaviors and helps improve gestural expression.... Read More...

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New study on sharing shows social norms play a role in decision making

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 23, 2019

Influence of social norms shapes a child's desire to share by the age of eight.... Read More...

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Cats, like children and dogs, develop attachments to their caregivers

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 23, 2019

Popular belief suggests cats are more independent and less likely to form close attachments with humans. However, a new study casts doubt on this myth. Researchers have found cats display the same main attachment styles to their owners as dogs, and babies to their parents. ... Read More...

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Three faces of teen popularity: Being feared, being loved, and being feared and loved

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 21, 2019

Study identifies three distinct types of teen popularity, prosocial popular, aggressive popular, and bistrategic popular or Machiavellian. The Machiavellian teens were considered most popular, despite being above average on both physical and relational aggression traits, as they displayed the most prosocial behavior.... Read More...

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The happiest introverts may be extraverts

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2019

Introverts who alter their behavior to act more extraverted are happier and report improvements in overall well-being.... Read More...

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Violent video games blamed more often for school shootings by white perpetrators

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 16, 2019

Video games are often blamed as a cause of mass shootings, especially if the perpetrator is white. When it comes to perpetrators of other racial backgrounds, people are more likely to assume they are involved in violent criminal activities. Blaming gaming for school shootings perpetrated by white people, and thereby providing an unfounded excuse for their actions, is a sign of a larger racial issue. Similar excuses aren't extended to people of other racial backgrounds. Instead, they are viewed as more culpable for their crimes.... Read More...

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Study examines personality and motivation in relation to internet gaming disorder

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2019

Researchers identify predictors for those at risk of internet gaming disorder (IGD). Those most at risk for developing IGD are male, have neurotic or introverted personality traits, and are motivated to acquire in-game achievements.... Read More...

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Anxiety and depression: why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 2, 2019

Exposure to nature has been shown to help improve depression and anxiety symptoms. Many mental health professionals are recommending patients spend time gardening as a therapy. The main treatment benefits may be seen when a person enters a community gardening project, which helps develop social and cooperative skills, as well as providing support for those with mental health conditions.... Read More...

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Adolescents’ fun seeking predicts both risk taking and prosocial behavior

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 1, 2019

A positive correlation has been identified between prosocial and rebellious behaviors in teens. The more risk taking behaviors a teen exhibited, the more likely they were to act prosocially. The findings suggest the same developmental processes are at work for both types of behaviors. Also noted was faster brain development in the medial prefrontal cortex predicted a decrease in rebellious behavior. ... Read More...

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The unbeatable lightness of being

Neuroscience NewsAugust 25, 2019

Finding humor in life can help to improve happiness and reduce stress. ... Read More...

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Why we remember our youth as one big hedonistic party

Neuroscience NewsAugust 21, 2019

Were we as hedonistic as we remember as teens? Most likely not. Researchers look at how we recall memories of our past years and how our youthful experiences helped us form our current identities.... Read More...

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Political campaigns may influence acceptance of violence against women

Neuroscience NewsAugust 16, 2019

Study links acceptance of violent attitudes toward women and more tolerance to 'rape culture' with a person's presidential candidate support in the 2016 election.... Read More...

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News

Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neuroscience

Male and female mice have different brain cells

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

How hunger makes food tastier

Neurology

First evidence of immune response targeting brain cells in autism

Hormone therapy associated with improved cognition

Frontotemporal dementia is associated with alterations in immune system function

AI

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Computer model helps make sense of human memory

AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Robotics

Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain’s blood vessels

Psychology

Investigating the full spectrum of suicide

New insights into biological underpinnings of schizophrenia

Researchers discover potential therapy to treat detrimental effects of marijuana