Brain and Behavior News

Double-Standard for Male v. Female Leadership?

May 26th, 2012
Double-Standard for Male v. Female Leadership?In today’s competitive marketplace it seems that not a week goes by without a high-ranking, well-respected leader admitting a serious mistake. A provocative new study ...

Exercise Benefits Memory, Mental Health

May 26th, 2012
Exercise Benefits Memory, Mental HealthResearchers at Dartmouth College have found that exercise can benefit memory, as well as help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Over the past few ...

Study Shows Developmental Delays in Younger Siblings of Children With Autism

May 26th, 2012
Study Shows Developmental Delays in Younger Siblings of Children With AutismA new University of Miami study shows that one in three children who have ...

Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay, Autism

May 25th, 2012
Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay and Autism A provocative new study suggests untreated maternal fever during pregnancy increases the chance that the ...

Old Rats Learn New Tricks, and Rewire the Brain

May 25th, 2012
Rewiring in the Brain Possible Even As We AgeNew research with rats shows that changes in sensory experiences can rewire the brain at any age. The study also ...

Strong Emotions Put People In Sync

May 25th, 2012
Strong Emotions Put People In SyncExplaining the role and purpose of emotions has been a human preoccupation since Plato and Aristotle. Now, brain imaging suggests the experience of strong emotions ...

Genetic Tendency to Obesity Not the Last Word

May 25th, 2012
Genetic Tendency to Obesity Not the Last WordClassic weight control doctrine follows the logic that if you consume more calories per day than what your body ...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps Traumatized Kids Heal

May 25th, 2012
 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps Traumatized Kids HealA new study had found a widely used psychological intervention dramatically reduces psychological distress experienced by child victims of war and sexual ...

Healthy Brain Wiring Preserves Cognitive Skills

May 24th, 2012
Healthy Nerve Connections in Brain Preserve Cognitive SkillsThe benefits of being “well-connected” apply to more than social status and economic success – new study finds that maintaining nerve connections ...

Harnessing Unconscious Visual Preferences to Consumer Choices

May 24th, 2012
Harnessing Unconscious Visual Preferences to Consumer ChoicesWhen you pick up a pen out of a messy drawer or grab a coffee cup in the morning, you don't really ...
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