News tagged with behavioral neurosciences
Stronger alcohol 'buzz' predicts future binge drinking problems
For some people, alcohol is a social lubricant. For others, it's an unpleasant downer. New research shows that a person's response to alcohol can predict their future drinking behavior, including their frequency of binge ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Scientists identify neuron types that mediate different behavioral states
In a recent study, scientists from the Max Planck Florida Institute have provided one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of the detailed architecture of individual functionally characterized neurons in the cerebral ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix
It seems that women become addicted to cocaine more easily than men and find it harder to give up. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences reinforces this position by sho ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Study shows early brain effects of HIV in mouse model
A new mouse model closely resembles how the human body reacts to early HIV infection and is shedding light on nerve cell damage related to the disease, according to researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Brain is not fully mature until 30s and 40s
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the UK shows the brain continues to develop after childhood and puberty, and is not fully developed until people are well into their 30s and 40s. The findings contradict ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Researchers develop mouse model to help find how a gene mutation leads to autism
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that when one copy of the SHANK3 gene in mice is missing, nerve cells do not effectively communicate and do not show cellular properties associated with normal learning. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Method to erase traumatic memories may be on the horizon
Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say that may someday be possible.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Researchers identify PTSD measures for use in traumatic brain injury research
Five U.S. federal agencies recently cosponsored a set of expert work groups to formulate common data elements for research related to psychological adjustment and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Danny G. Kaloupek, PhD, associate ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Pleasurable behaviors reduce stress via brain pathways, research shows
Whether it's food or sex, pleasurable activity provides more than just pleasure, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers say. It actually reduces stress by inhibiting anxiety responses in the brain.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2010 |
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The real 'mommy brain': New mothers grew
Motherhood may actually cause the brain to grow, not turn it into mush, as some have claimed. Exploratory research published by the American Psychological Association found that the brains of new mothers bulked up in areas ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Cincinnati researchers conducting clinical trial of cocaine vaccine
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are conducting a clinical trial for a vaccine designed to treat cocaine addiction by preventing the drug from entering the brain, thus reducing its pleasurable effects.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Researchers locate impulse control center in brain
Impulsive behaviour can be improved with training and the improvement is marked by specific brain changes, according to a new Queen's University study.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Adults demonstrate modified immune response after receiving massage, researchers show
Researchers in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have reported people who undergo massage experience measureable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response.
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Memory-boosting drug may help cocaine addicts avoid relapse
A memory-boosting medication paired with behavioral therapy might help addicts stay clean, according to new animal research in the Aug. 4 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study suggests D-cycloserine, previously used i ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 03, 2010 |
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Several studies support the role of choline in fetal development and throughout the lifespan
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a choline-deficient diet is associated with increased risk for heart defects during prenatal development.1 Choline is an essential nutrient required ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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