Behavioral Problems …
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Cortisol, the so-called stress hormone, seems to behave in contradictory ways in children. Some youngsters with behavioral problems have abnormally high levels of cortisol, while others with identical problems have abnormally low levels. Whats going on?
Researchers at Concordia…
New Findings On How …
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New Findings On How Rats Make Choices May Provide Insights Into Addiction And Impulse-driven Behavior
Researchers have shed new light on dopamines role in the brains reward system, which could provide insight into impulse control problems associated with…
Researchers Link Alc…
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Researchers already know that alcohol dependence (AD) is strongly associated with impaired impulse control or, more precisely, the inability to choose large, delayed rewards rather than smaller but more immediate rewards. Findings from a study using functional magnetic resonance imaging…
Your Brain is Beauti…
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Posted By Barry Ritholtz
In Science,Weekend |
From the NYT, these electron microscopy photos are strangely beautiful:
The last few decades have produced an explosion of new techniques for probing the blobby, unprepossessing brain in search of the thinking, feeling, suffering, scheming…
