News tagged with behavioral flexibility
Activity of individual brain cells predicts cognitive flexibility
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A new study provides intriguing insights into mechanisms of cognitive flexibility at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the March 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain how we can ...
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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 ...
Brain mechanisms for behavioral flexibility
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 15, 2009 |
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New research provides insight into how the brain can execute different actions in response to the same stimulus. The study, published by Cell Press in the April 16 issue of the journal Neuron, suggests that i ...
Could drugs for mood disorders, pain and epilepsy cause psychiatric disorders later in life?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Young animals treated with commonly-prescribed drugs develop behavioral abnormalities in adulthood say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. The drugs tested include those used to treat epilepsy, mood disorders ...
A simple way for older adults to assess arterial stiffness: reach for the toes
Oct 06, 2009 |
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How far you can reach beyond your toes from a sitting position - normally used to define the flexibility of a person's body - may be an indicator of how stiff your arteries are.
Why anorexic patients cling to their eating disorder
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior. This can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have ...
Youths see all parental control negatively when there's a lot of it
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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A new study has found that young people feel differently about two types of parental control, generally viewing a type of control that's thought to be better for their development more positively. However, when parents are ...
Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National Institute of ...
Human ancestors more primitive that once thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 19, 2007 |
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A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered ...
Insects' 'giant leap' reconstructed by founder of sociobiology
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Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]A survey of advanced social organization in insects calls into question the standard explanation for eusociality[/B] The January 2008 issue of BioScience includes an article by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for ...
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed, research says
Oct 30, 2009 |
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While detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly.
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