Behavioral Neuroscience – News and Features

According to a new study, almost half of all psychiatric patients are diagnosed with a different diagnosis within 10 years of receiving their first diagnosis.

Researchers have found that neurons in a largely neglected region of the brain produce a stress hormone that plays a role in behavioral arousal, locomotor activation and avoidance behavior.

Researchers have discovered that parental methods to help toddlers sleep are related to the development of a child’s temperament.

The rapid fine-tuning of regions of the genome associated with brain development, digestion and immunity after our family line split from chimpanzees likely produced uniquely human traits.

A recent study analyzed the adverse effects reported by users of the hallucinogenic tea, ayahuasca. In this Ask the Researcher, we spoke with the lead author of the study Dr. Daniel Perkins about the key findings and their implications for public health.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have shown that the color of the bowl that food is served in can influence taste perception in picky eaters.

A new animal study points to a gene that is important for the earliest development of basic social behaviors. The work also suggests that exposure to certain drugs and environmental risk factors during embryonic development can cause changes to this gene, leading to alterations in social behavior that are similar to those found in individuals who have autism.

According to research, unconventional brain-like computing at the tiniest scale of atoms and molecules is possible.

Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative, a recent study suggests, if they can look at emotional situations in a different light.

A new hallmark of the neurodegenerative disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been identified, revealing a likely molecular trigger of the disease.