http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/behavior/ Brain and behavior. Read current research on behavioral problems, cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy. en-us Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:05:01 EDT Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:05:01 EDT 60 http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/behavior/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706113647.htm Researchers have uncovered important new insights into the neurological basis of autism. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706113647.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708153233.htm Mothers of children with autism had higher levels of parenting-related stress and psychological distress than mothers of children with developmental delay. Children's problem behavior was associated with increases in both parenting-related stress and distress in both groups, but this relationship was stronger in mothers of children with autism. The research also found no link between a child's decreased daily living skills and increased parental stress and psychological distress. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090708153233.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090709205421.htm Blame it on peer pressure. When college students think that other undergrads drink a lot of alcohol, they drink more themselves. However, a new systematic review suggests that when college students learn they are mistaken about the actual normal drinking habits of their peers, they sometimes imbibe less often. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090709205421.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090707201116.htm Giving students personalized feedback on their drinking behavior and how it compares to social norms might help to reduce alcohol misuse, according to a new eview. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090707201116.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630163148.htm A new neuropsychological memory test is helping to uncover how Parkinson's disease can alter people's ability to learn about the consequences of the choices they make. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630163148.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706161257.htm An online insomnia intervention based on established face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy techniques appears to improve patients' sleep. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706161257.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701183007.htm Physicians focused on reducing anxiety in children and their families report that oral treatment with melatonin before surgery can significantly reduce the occurrence of emergence delirium in children. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701183007.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701122708.htm Researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701122708.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629165114.htm Researchers report that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control. The results tell recovering substance abusers, their families and drug-treatment specialists that it can take an extended period of time for the brain functions critical to recovery to improve. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629165114.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630202123.htm Stressed out, dude? Don't go to Vegas. New research shows that men under stress may be more likely to take risks, correlating to such real-life behavior as gambling, smoking, unsafe sex and illegal drug use. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630202123.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090622171355.htm Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090622171355.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625074512.htm New research concludes that cognitive behavioral therapy is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625074512.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608095044.htm Scientists conducted a study to see if chimpanzees spontaneously bartered foods among each other, using tokens which represented those foods. While results indicated that the animals were cognitively able to understand trade, without enforcement from human experimenters, trade disappeared. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608095044.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616205512.htm Using an opioid drug to induce a hibernatory state in rats reduces the damage caused by an artificial stroke. Researchers have shown that those animals put into the chemical slumber suffered less behavioral dysfunctions after a period of cerebral artery blockage than control rats. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616205512.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610124426.htm Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610124426.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617142120.htm A new study validates the controversial finding that the Implicit Association Test indicated that about 70 percent of those people who took a version of the test that measures racial attitudes have unconscious preference for white people compared to blacks. This compared with figures general under 20 percent for self-reported measures of race bias. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617142120.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618170018.htm School-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviors in students, a new study indicates. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618170018.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123658.htm Soothing anxiety and helping with behaviors linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder could lead to more severe symptoms in children. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617123658.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615161656.htm People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed, reports a new study. However, the research also shows that the popular Alzheimer's drug donepezil may delay the progression to Alzheimer's disease for depressed people who also suffer from mild cognitive impairment or memory problems. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615161656.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616193908.htm Scientists have created a "hybrid" system to examine real-time interactions between humans and machines (virtual partners). By pitting human against machine, they open up the possibility of exploring and understanding a wide variety of interactions between minds and machines, and establishing the first step toward a much friendlier union of man and machine, and perhaps even creating a different kind of machine altogether. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616193908.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609072709.htm A majority of people experiencing chronic insomnia can experience a normalization of sleep parameters through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, according to new research. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609072709.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610124413.htm A new study uncovers a pivotal role for the human frontal lobe in the promotion of behavioral flexibility during voluntary choice. The work presents a critical new neural mechanism that supports the decision to adapt or maintain behavior when change is not explicitly instructed by the external environment. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610124413.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093917.htm Alcohol is sometimes seen as part and parcel of college life, but there are programs that can significantly reduce students' risky drinking, according to a series of studies. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615093917.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220603.htm A new cognitive test for detecting Alzheimer's disease is quicker and more accurate than many current tests, and could help diagnose early dementia. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220603.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608162424.htm Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s, according to new research. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608162424.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091234.htm Caffeine use prevents increased risk taking that occurs after several nights of total sleep deprivation, according to new research. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091234.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608071806.htm Men with insomnia and sleep duration of six or fewer hours of nightly sleep are at an increased risk for mortality, according to a new research. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608071806.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602111808.htm Adolescents at an increased risk of depression who participated in a group cognitive behavioral intervention significantly reduced their symptoms and episodes of depression compared to teens who received usual care, although this effect was not seen for adolescents with a parent with current depression, according to a new study. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602111808.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601091916.htm A new study demonstrates that online cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia significantly improves insomnia severity, daytime fatigue and sleep quality. Online treatment also reduces erroneous beliefs about sleep and pre-sleep mental arousal. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601091916.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601092143.htm In what is believed to be the first US study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601092143.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526093928.htm As thousands of students nationwide prepare to leave high school, anew study shows a clear link between attention problems early in school -- as early as kindergarten -- and lower high school test scores. Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526093928.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519172107.htm For patients with persistent insomnia, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and the medication zolpidem for 6 weeks was associated with improvement in sleep, although for a longer treatment period CBT alone was more beneficial, according to a new study. Tue, 26 May 2009 05:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519172107.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519104111.htm With the current outbreak of swine flu, and in the absence of a vaccine or treatment at present, the only way to contain the virus is to get people around the world to take precautionary measures. Researchers show that there are three key parameters that convince people to take precautions. Thu, 21 May 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519104111.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134657.htm Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy and their early childhood years may be predisposed to take up smoking as teens and young adults, compounding the physical damage they sustained from the smoke exposure. Thu, 21 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134657.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515083705.htm A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior proved especially effective for a group of young teens with a genetic risk factor contributing toward such behavior, according to a new study. Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090515083705.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512192905.htm Problem drinking in Western societies leads to disease and death, as well as social and economic problems. Few problem drinkers seek treatment help. New findings show that a 24/7 free-access, anonymous, interactive, and Web-based self-help intervention can aid problem drinkers in the privacy of their own homes. Tue, 19 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512192905.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513173545.htm Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be social, according to a new study. Mon, 18 May 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513173545.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164215.htm Market or audience segmentation is widely used in social-marketing efforts to reach certain populations. New research has used this tool to identify 10 audience segments most likely to engage in high-risk drinking. "Cyber Millenials" -- tech-savvy singles and couples living in fashionable neighborhoods on the urban fringe -- are most likely to engage in high-risk drinking. Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164215.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164225.htm Excessive drinking can damage the brain, especially the frontal and parietal cortices. Some of this damage is reversible with abstinence from alcohol. New findings show that chronic cigarette smoking is associated with poor recovery of brain blood flow during abstinence from long-term heavy drinking. Fri, 15 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164225.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164238.htm Older adults with low scores on tests of cognitive function, including thinking, learning and memory appear more likely to have the early stages of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a new report. Fri, 15 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164238.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504161657.htm Cognitive therapy is an effective management strategy for urge incontinence. Cognitive therapy employs deep-breathing and guided-imagery exercises that train the brain to control the bladder without medication or surgery. Sat, 09 May 2009 23:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504161657.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506144320.htm Children who can stay focused and don't sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood -- and this is especially true for girls, according to a new study. Thu, 07 May 2009 11:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506144320.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504121927.htm In recent years, a slew of books and TV programs has been produced on the theme of couples. Popular therapists give advice about the art of succeeding as a couple. A sociologist in Sweden has found that the advice these therapists offer often leads to a reinforcement of traditional gender roles. Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504121927.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091232.htm Relationships are difficult and most of us probably think at some point that communicating positively with our partner when discussing stressful issues, like home finances, is an impossible task.  What if there was a safe way to take the “edge” off these discussions?  The biology of human social relationships is just beginning to emerge as groundbreaking research on social cognition conducted in animals is now informing research in humans.  Sun, 03 May 2009 17:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091232.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430161242.htm Fish don't make noises or contort their faces to show that it hurts when hooks are pulled from their mouths, but a researcher believes they feel that pain all the same. Fri, 01 May 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430161242.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091626.htm A longitudinal study of American children finds that children who witnessed domestic violence against their mothers were almost four times more likely than other children to develop emotional or behavioral problems. The study also finds that more than half of the children exposed to violence adapted well, at least in part because of their easy-going natures and the mental health of their mothers. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091626.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429111247.htm School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a new study. Researchers found that young adults who had been exposed to a popular drug abuse prevention program as adolescents were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior five to seven years later. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429111247.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427193244.htm People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EDT http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427193244.htm