Archive for October 2013
When Crying Triggers Murder
Crying provoke positive, supportive, caregiving responses, as well as negative, destructive, responses.
Read MoreElectrical Stimulation of Brain Circuit to Control Good Behavior
Human beings are utterly dependent on a complex social structure for their survival. Since all behavior is controlled by the brain, human beings may have evolved specialized neural circuits that are responsible for compliance with society’s rules. A new study has identified such a region in the human brain, and researchers can increase or decrease…
Read MoreWhat Neuroscience (and Cows) Tell us About the Government Shut-Down
The actions of congressmen and women in the government shutdown would not be possible without the neuroscience of human herding behavior and the loss of normal constraints on deviant behavior that this causes.
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