News tagged with behavioral basis
Rumbaugh's theory links positions of Wilson, Skinner
May 01, 2009 |
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When Dr. Paul Naour was looking for a conclusion to his book detailing a previously unknown 1987 tape recording of a conversation regarding human behavior between theorists E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner, he found it at Great ...
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Neural mechanism supports survival in an uncertain world
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A new study uncovers a pivotal role for the human frontal lobe in the promotion of behavioral flexibility during voluntary choice. The work, published by Cell Press in journal Neuron, presents a critical new neural mechan ...
Study strengthens link between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in boys with asthma
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Boys with asthma who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke have higher degrees of hyperactivity, aggression, depression and other behavioral problems, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...
The neural basis of 'number sense' in young infants
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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Behavioral experiments indicate that infants aged 4 ˝ months or older possess an early “number sense” that allows them to detect changes in the number of objects. However, the neural basis of this ability was previously unknown.
Yerkes researchers create animal model of chronic stress
Sep 03, 2008 |
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In an effort to better understand how chronic stress affects the human body, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, have created ...
Domoic acid from toxic algal blooms may cause seizures in California sea lions
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Scientists, reporting in the current issue of the online journal Marine Drugs, state that an increase of epileptic seizures and behavioral abnormalities in California sea lions can result from low-dose exposure to domoic ...
Sniffing out clues to dogs' compulsive behavior
Dec 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At first glance, a dog chasing its tail seems a harmless, if fruitless, pursuit. But for many dogs and their owners, the habit has a dark side, one that means endless hours and energy spent ...
Generation of a severe memory-deficit mutant mouse by exclusively eliminating the kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 19, 2009 |
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A Japanese research group, led by Dr. Yoko Yamagata of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, has successfully generated a novel kinase-dead mutant mouse of the CaMKIIalpha gene that completely and exclusively ...
Study: Butterflyfish may face extinction
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Feb 26, 2008 |
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An Australian-U.S. study suggests the black, white and yellow butterflyfish admired by eco-tourists and aquarium keepers might be at risk of extinction.
Insomnia symptoms linked with medical complaints in young school-aged children
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and he ...
DNA study unlocks mystery to diverse traits in dogs
Jun 22, 2008 |
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Discovery offers potential benefits for dogs and their owners What makes a pointer point, a sheep dog herd, and a retriever retrieve? Why do Yorkshire terriers live longer than Great Danes? And how can a ...
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