35 news posts in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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15 Mar 2019

Brain training app improves users’ concentration, study shows

Cambridge researchers have developed and tested ‘Decoder’, a new game that is aimed at helping users improve their attention and concentration; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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14 Feb 2019

Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics

Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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18 Jan 2019

So cute you could crush it?

A UC Riverside professor’s first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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26 Nov 2018

Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently

Females use and experience cannabis differently to males — and neuroscience is beginning to explain why, says new review; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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06 Nov 2018

The smell of lavender is relaxing, science confirms

A new study shows that the famous relaxing effects of lavender rely on sense of smell; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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23 May 2018

Should ethics or human intuition drive the moral judgments of driverless cars?

People may not be happy with ethical decisions made by their self-driving cars: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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16 Apr 2018

Analyzing past failures may boost future performance by reducing stress

Duke, Rutgers & University of Pennsylvania researchers show for first time how writing about past failures helps boost future performance: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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04 Apr 2018

Childhood aggression linked to deficits in executive function

Primary school kids with lower planning and self-restraint skills are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood, report University of Potsdam researchers in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Life sciences

20 Feb 2018

New path into bipolar disorder comes to light

Research reveals a novel potential drug target and offers new insights into the underlying biology of bipolar disorder: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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15 Dec 2017

Do violent communities foster violent children?

Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior, shows a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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17 Nov 2017

Lost in time and space: How challenges change the way you think

Research in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience shows that challenging situations make it harder to understand where you are and what’s happening around you.

Health

14 Sep 2017

Binge drinkers show similar changes in brain activity as chronic alcoholics

Distinctive changes in brain activity in binge-drinking college students may be an early marker of brain damage, reports a study in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.