LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 03, 2013– The internationally renowned expert in neurodevelopmental disorders, Pat Levitt, PhD, will serve as inaugural director of the Developmental Neurogenetics Program of the newly created Institute for the Developing Mind within The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Read more…Continue Reading Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Names Inaugural Director of Developmental Neurogenetics Program Within the Institute for the Developing Mind
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Trustee gives $1.5 million to research
USC Trustee Daniel M. Tsai donated $1.5 million to the School of Pharmacy to establish the USC Daniel Tsai Fund for Translation Research in Pharmacy. Tsai’s gift is part of the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multiyear effort to fundraise $6 billion to support USC academics and grow the university’s impact on…Continue Reading Trustee gives $1.5 million to research
Mirror Neurons Can Reflect Hatred
Mentally simulating the actions of others is thought to be a key component of empathy. Yet new research suggests that our so-called mirror neurons may also expose hidden divisions. A study published in October in the journal PLOS ONE reveals that these copycat neurons do not reflect all people equally. Read more…Continue Reading Mirror Neurons Can Reflect Hatred
Learn to be more understanding by watching The Bachelor (this season, anyway)
A new USC study has found evidence suggesting that the brain works hard to understand those who have different bodies when watching them in action. According to the study’s lead author, the finding supports initiatives to include more individuals with physical differences in mainstream media, such as Sarah Herron, a contestant on ABC’s latest version…Continue Reading Learn to be more understanding by watching The Bachelor (this season, anyway)
Dion Dickman Wins Award to Fund Research on Neurobiology of Aging
A recipient of a 2012 New Scholar Award in Aging from the Ellison Medical Foundation, USC Dornsife’s Dion Dickman will investigate the genetics and mechanisms behind nervous system stability during the aging process. Read more…Continue Reading Dion Dickman Wins Award to Fund Research on Neurobiology of Aging
Peer Pressure? It’s Hardwired Into Our Brains
A new University of Southern California study explains why people take stupid chances when all of their friends are watching that they would never take by themselves. According to the study, the human brain places more value on winning in a social setting than it does on winning when you’re alone. Read More…Continue Reading Peer Pressure? It’s Hardwired Into Our Brains
Even Better than a Personal Best
If you have been trying to keep up with the Joneses, you are not alone—it seems we are all wired that way. Researchers report that the social emotions of envy and gloating are much stronger on every measure than are the sentiments of relief and regret, which are felt privately. Read more…Continue Reading Even Better than a Personal Best
Pinpointing regret in the brain
FRANK SINATRA learned from regret. He acknowledged he’d experienced it a few times, but adapted his behaviour to avoid feeling the same way again: regrets, he’d had a few, he sang, but then again too few to mention. Now scientists have identified the regions of the brain that are active when we feel regret, and…Continue Reading Pinpointing regret in the brain
Brain Region Tied to Regret Identified
It’s human nature to sometimes regret a decision. Now scientists have identified the brain region that mediates that feeling of remorse: the medial orbitofrontal cortex. Read more…Continue Reading Brain Region Tied to Regret Identified
VITAL SIGNS: EMOTIONS; Winning, Losing and Regretting
Having no regrets may sound attractive, but it is not necessarily wise, a new study suggests. The study, published in the May 21 issue of the journal Science, compared the reactions to a gambling game among healthy participants and people who had injuries to the orbitofrontal cortex, a part of the brain that links regions…Continue Reading VITAL SIGNS: EMOTIONS; Winning, Losing and Regretting