Extreme Childhood Stress Can Harm Social Learning for Years to Come
Researchers explore how early extreme childhood stress can have a negative impact on social learning and mental health later in life.... Read More...
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Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social
Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.... Read More...
Hope for Autism: Optogenetics Shines Light on Social Interactions
Optogenetics helps researchers discover how social behavior and spatial learning are linked in autism.... Read More...
The Science of Fright: Why We Love to be Scared
Researchers look at the neuroscience behind why we love to be scared. ... Read More...
How Fear Can Develop Out of Others’ Traumas
The endogenous opioid system may be responsible for learned fear based on the trauma of others, researchers report.... Read More...
The Transmission of Fear Between Individuals Can Be Counteracted
According to a new study, the social transmission of fear can be prevented.... Read More...
Social Robot Helps Kids Learn Through Personalized Interactions
Tega, a socially assertive educational robot is able to interpret emotional responses of students and create a personalized motivational strategy, researchers report.... Read More...
Social Learning Evident in New Caledonian Crows
A new study reports New Caldonian crows embark in social learning.... Read More...
Selective Imitation Makes For Precocious Social Learners
A new study reports children who are able to selectively imitate behaviors are more flexible social learners.... Read More...