Brain and Behavior News

Video Games May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

May 3rd, 2013
Video Games May Stave Off Cognitive Decline Researchers say playing a video game can help to prevent the natural loss of cognitive abilities that begin in ...

Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic Signature

May 2nd, 2013
Child Abuse, Later PTSD Show Distinctive Genetic SignatureAn international team of researchers has determined that child abuse leaves a distinct change in biological pathways. Such discoveries have the ...

Could Your Nose Help Diagnose Schizophrenia?

April 30th, 2013
Could Your Nose Help Diagnose Schizophrenia?Despite the devastating effects of schizophrenia, it is often difficult to diagnose early. As with all mental disorders and many other diseases, mental health professionals rely on a ...

Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain Wiring

April 30th, 2013
Body Obsession Linked to Disordered Brain WiringIn a new study, Jamie Feusner, M.D., and colleagues report that individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have, in essence, global "bad wiring" in their brains ...

Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common

April 29th, 2013
Study Finds Learning Disabilities Often Bundled, Fairly Common  A new University of Melbourne study suggests that up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific ...

Schizophrenia Patients Often Mistake Angry Expression for Fear

April 27th, 2013
Schizophrenia Patients Often Mistake Angry Expression for FearPatients with schizophrenia have a hard time recognizing angry facial expressions, often mistaking them for fear, according to a new ...

Psychopaths Not Hardwired to be Concerned for Others

April 27th, 2013
Psychopaths Not Hardwired to be Concerned for Others  Prisoners who are psychopaths lack the basic neurophysiological "hard-wiring" that enables them to care about other people, according to a new study. "A ...

Want to Help Your Memory? Tighten Your Fist

April 26th, 2013
Want to Help Your Memory? Tighten Your Fist New research suggests making a fist with your hand is not necessarily a sign of exasperation, rather a memory recall method. Investigators also discovered a ...

Most Teens Have Viewed Sexually Explicit Material, But With Modest Impact

April 26th, 2013
Most Teens Have Viewed Sexually Explicit Material, But With Modest ImpactThe prevailing opinion and conventional wisdom has been to guard adolescents from sexually explicit material, because the content may influence a teens’ ...

Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain Area

April 25th, 2013
Coming of Age Linked to Activity in Specific Brain AreaMoms and dads can take heart; new research suggest adolescence angst is merely a normal biological program of reorientation. As parents know, adolescence is often a ...