Behavioral Neuroscience – News and Features

A new study published in BMJ investigated whether occupations that engage specific brain regions more intensively could reduce the burden of AD.

Researchers found that accelerated biological aging, measured via DNA methylation, predicts frailty, cognitive decline, and dementia risk. Females experience memory loss, while males show slowed mental processing and nearly double the dementia risk.

Northwestern Medicine researchers found that breathing rhythms during sleep synchronize hippocampal brain waves critical for memory consolidation. Disordered breathing, like sleep apnea, may disrupt this process.

New research shows that body-weight control in mice is strongly modulated by neurons in the nucleus accumbens, a region of the brain that’s rich in endocannabinoids and that helps regulate food reward and physical activity.

Researchers have discovered a new genetic regulatory mechanism involved in behavioral adaptations to emotional experiences.

Targeting antidepressant medications to cells in the gut could not only be an effective treatment of mood disorders like depression and anxiety but may also cause fewer adverse side effects.

A new study uncovers the neurological mechanisms that influence how we form social connections, and how we learn from social rejection.

A positive attitude, what researchers call a “growth mindset” or belief in growth, is associated with both higher willpower and passion, according to a new large study.

A novel, non-invasive approach to sculpting brain activity patterns can teach the human brain to learn.

Researchers have shed new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to evade drug treatment.