Behavioral Neuroscience Archives

Soluciones Basadas en la Evidencia para la Crisis del Encarcelamiento Masivo: Neurociencia y la Fianza en Efectivo

August 6, 2021August 30, 2021 Zoe Guttman Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision, Decision-making, Science Policy

Artículo original: Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail, Zoe Guttman & Yuki Hebner Traducido por Jenna Hartstein ~~~ El encarcelamiento masivo es una crisis de salud… Read more

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Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción

May 28, 2021August 6, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette Addiction, Alcohol, Behavioral Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Nucleus accumbens, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Artículo original: Neuro Primer: Addiction Basics , Elizabeth Burnette Traducido por Jayleska Johnson ~~~ La mayoría de nosotros estamos familiarizados con sustancias adictivas desde el alcohol hasta los opioides o a… Read more

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Neuro Primer: Addiction Basics

March 22, 2021May 31, 2021 Elizabeth Burnette Addiction, Alcohol, Behavioral Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Nucleus accumbens, Tolerance, Withdrawal

Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción ~~~ From alcohol to opioids to cocaine, most of us are familiar with addictive substances. But how does… Read more

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Evidence-Based Solutions to the Mass Incarceration Crisis: Neuroscience and Cash Bail

October 31, 2020February 18, 2021 Zoe Guttman Behavioral Neuroscience, Decision, Decision-making, Science Policy

Mass incarceration is a public health crisis with particular relevance to the neuroscience community. Much of our work as neuroscientists revolves around the criminal justice system, including mental illness, adolescent… Read more

Brain Basics Neuro News

Oh, Rats! They’ll Regret This.

July 30, 2014March 5, 2017 Anita 2014, A David Redish, Adam P Steiner, Behavioral Neuroscience, Brain, Decision, Decision-making, Food Preference, Nature Neuroscience, Neuroscience, OFC, Orbitofrontal cortex, Regret, Restaurant Row, Reward, Risk, Ventral striatum

We often find ourselves in decision-making dilemmas along the day. For instance, to reach work on time, would you rather take the shorter, faster route or the longer, scenic route?… Read more

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Fatal Attraction: The Cat-and-Mouse Story with a Twist

October 29, 2013March 5, 2017 Anita Behavioral Neuroscience, Cats, Even after Extensive Parasite Clearance, Mice Infected with Low-Virulence Strains of Toxoplasma gondii Lose Their Innate Aversion to Cat Urine, Michael B. Eisen, PloS one, Predator, Prey, Toxoplasma gondii, Wendy Marie Ingram

The beloved classic cartoon “Tom and Jerry” brings amusement and laughter to the young and old alike. As the house cat Tom attempts to capture the mouse Jerry, we also… Read more