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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Wine Descriptions Make Us More Emotional About Wine

A new study reveals consumers had increased emotions and were encouraged to pay more based upon the description of specific wines.

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·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.

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·December 15, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Make an Autism Breakthrough

Researchers report almost one thrid of all autism cases could be the result of a scarcity of nSR100, a protein important for brain development.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Scientists Prove How Genetics Change Behavior by Studying Worms’ Foraging Strategies

A new study provides evidence that population density changes how individuals act.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Does Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?

Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.

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·October 31, 2016·2 min read

Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differences in Males and Females

Serotonin and arginine-vasopressin act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance, researchers report.

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·August 10, 2016·6 min read

Neurodevelopmental Model of Williams Syndrome Offers Insight Into Human Social Brain

Researchers have developed a neurodevelopmental model of Williams syndrome that may provide insights into the neurobiology of the social brain.

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·July 21, 2016·5 min read

Stress Coping Mechanism Helps Mice Make New Friends

A new study reports on how a molecule associated in regulating stress may help determine the outcomes of social behavior.

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·July 13, 2016·6 min read

Immune System Affects and Controls Social Behavior

Researchers report the immune system directly affects, and maybe even controls, a creature's social behaviors and desire to interact with others.

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·June 28, 2016·4 min read

Honeybee Circadian Rhythms are Affected More by Social Interactions

A new study reports that social time cues override influences of light and darkness in regulating the circadian rhythm of honeybees.

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·June 24, 2016·4 min read

Nasty or Nice? Math Model Explains Why Some Individuals Are Nicer Than Others

Researchers have designed a new math model that could help explain social behaviors in a number of difference species.

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·June 20, 2016·4 min read

Silencing of Gene Affects People’s Social Lives

Silencing a gene responsible for the production of oxytocin can affect a person's ability to form healthy relationships and recognize the emotional states of others, a new study reports.