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4 articles you need to check out on the future of behavioral neuroscience

September 27, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com How mice and rats help study depression Mice and rats are key model animals that help us [...]

We are more satisfied with life as we age, thanks to this neurochemical

April 21, 2022 // 0 Comments

We are more satisfied with life as we age, thanks to this neurochemical, study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

The secret life of bee signals can communicate colony health

May 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

Recording the electrostatic energy of honeybee hives: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Learning a new language gives your brain a temporary activity boost

March 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

How do brain activity patterns change when people learn new a language? Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone

March 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows

March 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

Cambridge researchers have developed and tested 'Decoder', a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

So cute you could crush it?

January 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

A UC Riverside professor's first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently

November 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: Females use and experience cannabis differently to males -- and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says a new review

Females use and experience cannabis differently to males -- and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says new review; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

The smell of lavender is relaxing, science confirms

November 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: A new study shows that the famous relaxing effects of lavender rely on sense of smell -- and that the active compound linalool could be used medically to treat anxiety

A new study shows that the famous relaxing effects of lavender rely on sense of smell; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Should ethics or human intuition drive the moral judgments of driverless cars?

May 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: Human intuition is sometimes at odds with ethically acceptable behavior and political guidelines for autonomous self-driving cars

People may not be happy with ethical decisions made by their self-driving cars: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Analyzing past failures may boost future performance by reducing stress

April 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Duke, Rutgers & University of Pennsylvania researchers show for first time how writing about past failures helps boost future performance: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Childhood aggression linked to deficits in executive function

April 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Primary school kids with lower planning and self-restraint skills are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood, report University of Potsdam researchers in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

New path into bipolar disorder comes to light

February 20, 2018 // 1 Comment

Research reveals a novel potential drug target and offers new insights into the underlying biology of bipolar disorder: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Do violent communities foster violent children?

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior, shows a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]

Lost in time and space: How challenges change the way you think

November 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

Research in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience shows that challenging situations make it harder to understand where you are and what's happening around you. [...]

Binge drinkers show similar changes in brain activity as chronic alcoholics

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

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Distinctive changes in brain activity in binge-drinking college students may be an early marker of brain damage, reports a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. [...]

Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse

August 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could lead to alcohol abuse in later life

Researchers find evidence that traumatic brain injuries in children and adolescents could be a risk-factor for alcohol abuse in later life [...]

Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do

July 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

The research showed that moral decisions in the scope of unavoidable traffic collisions can be explained well, and modeled, by a single value-of-life for every human, animal, or inanimate object.

Can a self-driving vehicle be moral, act like humans do, or act like humans expect humans to? New study has found that human morality can be modeled. [...]

Menstruation doesn’t change how your brain works — period

July 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience study suggests that hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle have no impact on aspects of cognition [...]

A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

January 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

Study shows that junk-food is habit-forming in rats – but that the habit could easily be broken by pairing it with the right environmental cues. [...]

Genes for speech may not be limited to humans

November 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

Study shows vocal communication in mice is affected by the same gene needed for speech in humans [...]