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Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience: is a scientific discipline that emerged from a variety of scientific and philosophical traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries. This field focuses on the biology of behavior, combining the psychology of perception, learning, memory, cognition, motivation and emotion with underlying neural and physiological processes.
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APR 16, 2018Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition that usually shows up in childhood. Sympt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 11, 2018Health & Medicine
Parenting is not easy. Sometimes a child's behavior might mean that there is a mental health issue or it could be ju ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
According to the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health, there are 5.4 million children with a current dia ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are a special type of brain cell; shaped like stars, they are thought to have a critical role in the developm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2018Neuroscience
Searching for reasons that would explain violent criminal behavior is a topic of research in many fields, from neuroscie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 29, 2018Neuroscience
There is nothing worse than spending a night tossing and turning, not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep. The body ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2018Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person feels driven or compelled to behave ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 15, 2018Neuroscience
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a guide called the International Classification of Disease. It's curre ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The term "psychoactive" simply refers to having an effect on the mind or behavior; why has it gotten such a negative con ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2018Videos
Conspiracy theories are all around us, and some people often wonder why we come up with them. Jan-Williem van Prooijen i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
How do we know when we are thirsty and when our thirst is sated?Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 26, 2018Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 21, 2018Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 14, 2018Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 13, 2018Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2018Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Two key factors implicated in the development of bipolar disorder (BD) are connected, researchers involved in a new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2018Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is essential for overall health. When we are sleep deprived there is an increased risk of being in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2018Technology
While DBS has previously been tested with Alzheimer's patients to improve their memory, this is the first time it has be ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 31, 2018Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2018
Neuroscience
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological condition that usually shows up in childhood. Sympt
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
Parenting is not easy. Sometimes a child's behavior might mean that there is a mental health issue or it could be ju
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
According to the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health, there are 5.4 million children with a current dia
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are a special type of brain cell; shaped like stars, they are thought to have a critical role in the developm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Searching for reasons that would explain violent criminal behavior is a topic of research in many fields, from neuroscie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 29, 2018
Neuroscience
There is nothing worse than spending a night tossing and turning, not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep. The body
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person feels driven or compelled to behave
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 15, 2018
Neuroscience
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a guide called the International Classification of Disease. It's curre
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The term "psychoactive" simply refers to having an effect on the mind or behavior; why has it gotten such a negative con
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2018
Videos
Conspiracy theories are all around us, and some people often wonder why we come up with them. Jan-Williem van Prooijen i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
How do we know when we are thirsty and when our thirst is sated?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2018
Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2018
Neuroscience
Glioblastomas, aggressive brain tumors that grow fast and are difficult to treat, were the subject of a collaboration be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period can negatively affect the brain. Neurogenesis, the ability of the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2018
Infographics
What is “love” anyway? A feeling? A chemical reaction? A connection? Maybe a combination of these ideals and
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Two key factors implicated in the development of bipolar disorder (BD) are connected, researchers involved in a new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is essential for overall health. When we are sleep deprived there is an increased risk of being in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2018
Technology
While DBS has previously been tested with Alzheimer's patients to improve their memory, this is the first time it has be
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 31, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting medication to the brain can be a tricky business. The blood-brain-barrier is designed to prevent toxic substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim