A major problem is that most therapies are behavior-based, stemming from stimulus-response experiments with mice, popularized by B. F. Skinner in the mid-1950s. A recent article published in the ...

To get the most benefit from applied behavior analysis ... It is very similar to other therapies for ASD in that it focuses on the disorder’s core deficit -- social skills and interaction.

Half a thousand brain cells have been identified as 'culprits' in the development of alcoholism. "It is really difficult to ...

Behavioral health practices focus on the ways that your thoughts and emotions influence your behavior ... different types of behavioral health therapies and practices exist.

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder causes more than dream enactment—it’s a powerful clue to neurodegenerative disease risk.

The new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and published June 18 in Cell Chemical Biology, showed ...

Determining the motivation behind this behavior is challenging, wrote Wenjian Sun, PhD, and colleagues, but the actions have similarities to human first aid measures. “The injured ants call for ...

The new model could prove immensely valuable for the development of new therapies to prevent and treat cocaine use ... treatment targets that facilitate the jump from studying animal behavior to ...