Before becoming the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski underwent intense psychological experiments at Harvard. Experts question if ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found that specific immune cells within the mouse brain are a direct cause ...

Behavioral experiments in mice using a deep learning-based system reveal nicotine exposure during pregnancy leads to symptoms of autism spectrum disorder as well as attention deficit/hyperactivity ...

Neuronal pathways originating from the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of the brain participate in different adaptive behaviors, but which pathways are used for distinct adaptive strategies remains unclear ...

Incentive compatibility is core to mechanism design. The success of auctions, matching algorithms, and voting systems all hinge on the ability to select incentives that make it in the individual's ...

The advent of web-based platforms for behavioural experimentation has revolutionised the way researchers approach data collection, enabling large-scale, cost-effective studies with diverse populations ...

People with health anxiety tend to get tangled up in problematic behaviors, such as reassurance-seeking, excessive body checking and avoidance. These behaviors act like a vortex, sucking you into that ...

A meadow grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus parallelus). This species is widespread across most of Europe and is commonly used as a model organism in evolutionary biology. If an experiment is repeated ...

Experts reviewing decades of research conclude there is no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism.

Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques come in many shapes and sizes, offering a wide variety to choose from to suit your preferences. You and your therapist can mix and match techniques depending on ...