News tagged with behavioral science
Single dose of hallucinogen may create lasting personality change
A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called "magic mushrooms," was enough to bring about a measureable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 percent of the 51 participants ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Research indicates certain probiotics may influence brain functioning
(Medical Xpress) -- It was just last year that a certain company selling a special probiotic enhanced yogurt was ordered by a U.S. court to stop suggesting in its advertisements that it's product had health ...
Neuroscience
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Deep brain stimulation studies show how brain buys time for tough choices
Take your time. Hold your horses. Sleep on it. When people must decide between arguably equal choices, they need time to deliberate. In the case of people undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease, that ...
Neuroscience
Sep 25, 2011 |
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Researchers find evidence of link between immune irregularities and autism
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) pioneered the study of the link between irregularities in the immune system and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism a decade ago. Since ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jul 17, 2012 |
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New study gives insight into why some people diversify resources and others conserve
(Medical Xpress)—Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Most of us have heard this old adage applied to many of life's decisions, from planting crops, to dating, to buying stock. Spread your resources to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2013 |
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New evidence for genetic basis of autism found
Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that one of the most common genetic alterations in autism -- deletion of a 27-gene cluster on chromosome 16 -- causes autism-like features. ...
Genetics
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Scientists identify potential target for treating anhedonia - major symptom of depression
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have laid bare a novel molecular mechanism responsible for the most important symptom of major depression: anhedonia, the loss of the ability to experience pleasure. While ...
Medical research
Jul 11, 2012 |
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Study shows early cognitive problems among those who eventually get Alzheimer's
People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 28, 2012 |
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The rewards of doing 'something'
just as long as they are doing something. That's one of the findings summarized in a new review article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Mind vs. body? Dualist beliefs linked with less concern for healthy behaviors
(Medical Xpress) -- Many people, whether they know it or not, are philosophical dualists. That is, they believe that the brain and the mind are two separate entities. Despite the fact dualist beliefs are found in virtually ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2012 |
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Does true love wait? Age of first sexual experience predicts romantic outcomes in adulthood
It's a common lament among parents: Kids are growing up too fast these days. Parents worry about their kids getting involved in all kinds of risky behavior, but they worry especially about their kids' forays into sexual relationships. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Powerful, intoxicated, anonymous: The paradox of the disinhibited
Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated can lead to a first date, or a bar brawl. And the mask of anonymity can encourage one individual to let a stranger know ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 22, 2011 |
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The neurogenics of niceness: Study finds peoples' relative niceness may reside in their genes
(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out that the milk of human kindness is evoked by something besides mom's good example.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain, study shows
Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently. In a difficult or dangerous situation, the key question is whether exerting effort—sending out roots in search of nutrients ...
Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2012 |
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Scientists induce, relieve depression symptoms in mice with light
Among those who suffer from depression, the dual inabilities to experience enjoyment in things once pleasurable and to physically motivate oneself—to meet challenges, or even to get out of bed in the morning—have been ...
Neuroscience
Dec 12, 2012 |
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