News tagged with behavioral neuroscience
New model for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder created
A new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that mirrors both symptoms of the disease and the timing of its treatment in humans has been created by University of Chicago researchers, according to a new study.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Fat substitutes linked to weight gain
Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Social bonding in prairie voles helps guide search for autism treatments
Researchers at the Center for Translational Social Neuroscience (CTSN) at Emory University are focusing on prairie voles as a new model to screen the effectiveness of drugs to treat autism.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2011 |
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Stronger alcohol 'buzz' predicts future binge drinking problems
For some people, alcohol is a social lubricant. For others, it's an unpleasant downer. New research shows that a person's response to alcohol can predict their future drinking behavior, including their frequency of binge ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Thrill-seeking females work hard for their next fix
It seems that women become addicted to cocaine more easily than men and find it harder to give up. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Biology of Sex Differences reinforces this position by sho ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Researchers develop mouse model to help find how a gene mutation leads to autism
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that when one copy of the SHANK3 gene in mice is missing, nerve cells do not effectively communicate and do not show cellular properties associated with normal learning. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Researchers identify PTSD measures for use in traumatic brain injury research
Five U.S. federal agencies recently cosponsored a set of expert work groups to formulate common data elements for research related to psychological adjustment and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Danny G. Kaloupek, PhD, associate ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Pleasurable behaviors reduce stress via brain pathways, research shows
Whether it's food or sex, pleasurable activity provides more than just pleasure, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers say. It actually reduces stress by inhibiting anxiety responses in the brain.
Nov 10, 2010 |
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The real 'mommy brain': New mothers grew
Motherhood may actually cause the brain to grow, not turn it into mush, as some have claimed. Exploratory research published by the American Psychological Association found that the brains of new mothers bulked up in areas ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Cincinnati researchers conducting clinical trial of cocaine vaccine
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are conducting a clinical trial for a vaccine designed to treat cocaine addiction by preventing the drug from entering the brain, thus reducing its pleasurable effects.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Several studies support the role of choline in fetal development and throughout the lifespan
A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a choline-deficient diet is associated with increased risk for heart defects during prenatal development.1 Choline is an essential nutrient required ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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More choline reduces Down syndrome dysfunction
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a mouse model of Down syndrome, pregnant and lactating mice that received additional choline had offspring that fared much better than those whose mothers did not receive choline, a new ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Researchers report internal and environmental factors trigger unique brain activity in teens
While the otherworldly behavior of teenagers is well documented, University of Pittsburgh researchers have taken a significant step toward finally unraveling the actual brain activity that can drive adolescents to engage ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Novelty lures rats from cocaine-paired settings, hinting at new treatments for recovering addicts
The brain's innate interest in the new and different may help trump the power of addictive drugs, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. In controlled experiments, novelty drew cocaine-treated ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Brain scientists extend map of fear memory formation
Draw a map of the brain when fear and anxiety are involved, and the amygdala -- the brain's almond-shaped center for panic and fight-or-flight responses -- looms large.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Behavioral neuroscience
Behavioral neuroscience is a subdicipline of both neuroscience and psychology. Neuroscience itself is the scientific study of the nervous system, while psychology is the study of behavior. Behavioral neuroscience is largely concerned with ascertaining the function of neural systems in generating behavior. The field is therefore closely allied with systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and biological psychology.
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