News tagged with behavioral flexibility
Chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, study shows
A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum depression.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 14, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists find promise in addressing Fragile X afflictions
Neuroscientists at New York University have devised a method that has reduced several afflictions associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) in laboratory mice. Their findings, which are reported in the journal Neuron, offer ...
Medical research
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Researchers identify protein necessary for behavioral flexibility
Researchers have identified a protein necessary to maintain behavioral flexibility, which allows us to modify our behaviors to adjust to circumstances that are similar, but not identical, to previous experiences. Their findings, ...
Medical research
May 24, 2012 |
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Can one model the social deficits of autism and schizophrenia in animals?
5 May 2011 - The use of animal models to study human disease is essential to help advance our understanding of disease and to develop new therapeutic treatments.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 05, 2011 |
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