News tagged with brain behavior
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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Stress make women social and men antisocial
(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies by scientists at the University of Southern California have found that while stress may result in a universal physiological "fight or flight response" there are gender differences in psychological ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 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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Why surprises temporarily blind us
Reading this story requires you to willfully pay attention to the sentences and to tune out nearby conversations, the radio and other distractions. But if a fire alarm sounded, your attention would be involuntarily ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Eureka! Neural evidence for sudden insight
A recent study provides intriguing information about the neural dynamics underlying behavioral changes associated with the development of new problem solving strategies. The research, published by the Cell ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2010 |
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Our brain can be taught to control cravings, researchers find
Standard therapeutic techniques decrease cravings of cigarette smokers by regulating activity in two separate but related areas of the brain, a new study led by a Yale University researcher shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Brain chemical reduces anxiety, increases survival of new cells
New research on a brain chemical involved in development sheds light on why some individuals may be predisposed to anxiety. It also strengthens understanding of cellular processes that may be common to anxiety and depression, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2009 |
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Stress rewires the brain to make rats creatures of habit
Chronic stress rewires the brains of rats to make them creatures of habit who make rote decisions instead of changing their behavior to gain rewards, a study published Thursday has found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Flow of potassium into cells implicated in schizophrenia
A study on schizophrenia has implicated machinery that maintains the flow of potassium in cells and revealed a potential molecular target for new treatments. Expression of a previously unknown form of a key ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 06, 2009 |
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Huntington's disease breakthrough equals hope for patients
A huge leap forward in understanding Huntington's disease may give patients hope for a cure.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Fructose metabolism by the brain increases food intake and obesity
The journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC), published by Elsevier, will publish an important review this week online, by M. Daniel Lane and colleagues at Johns Hopkins, building on the suggested link b ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Coming undone: How stress unravels the brain's structure
The helpless behavior that is commonly linked to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is preceded by stress-related losses of synapses—microscopic connections between brain cells—in the brain's hippocampal ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Differences in brain development between males and females may hold clues to mental health disorders
Many mental health disorders, such as autism and schizophrenia, produce changes in social behavior or interactions. The frequency and/or severity of these disorders is substantially greater in boys than girls, but the biological ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Why humans believe that better things come to those who wait
New research reveals a brain circuit that seems to underlie the ability of humans to resist instant gratification and delay reward for months, or even years, in order to earn a better payoff. The study, published by Cell ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Researchers find similarities in brain activity for both habits and goals
A team of researchers has found that pursuing carefully planned goals and engaging in more automatic habits shows overlapping neurological mechanisms. Because the findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2011 |
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