Behavior - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Executive function in progressive and nonprogressive behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia.

2 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD) patients differ in their prognosis with fast-progressing and very slow-progressing cases. We investigated executive and behavioral profiles of progressive ... Read more...

Age-related changes in motor subtle signs among girls and boys with ADHD.

2 Nov 2008 OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in age-related improvement in motor speed and neurologic subtle signs (overflow and dysrhythmia) among boys and girls with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD: Diagnosis of ADHD was ... Read more...

Cortical activations in humans grasp-related areas depend on hand used and handedness.

8 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: In non-human primates grasp-related sensorimotor transformations are accomplished in a circuit involving the anterior intraparietal sulcus (area AIP) and both the ventral and the dorsal sectors of the premotor cortex (vPMC and dPMC, ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Executive function in progressive and nonprogressive behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. 2 Nov 2008
• Age-related changes in motor subtle signs among girls and boys with ADHD. 2 Nov 2008
• A look within. 21 Oct 2008
• Cortical activations in humans grasp-related areas depend on hand used and handedness. 8 Oct 2008
• Occupational behaviors and farmworkers' pesticide exposure: findings from a study in Monterey County, California. 29 Sep 2008
• Behavioral effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in young adults with severe autism: an open label study. 29 Sep 2008
• Explaining human uniqueness: genome interactions with environment, behaviour and culture. 29 Sep 2008
• Prenatal exposure to sex steroid hormones and behavioral/cognitive outcomes. 29 Sep 2008
• The plastic world: sources, amounts, ecological impacts and effects on development, reproduction, brain and behavior in aquatic and terrestrial animals and humans. 29 Sep 2008
• Neanderthal exploitation of marine mammals in Gibraltar. 20 Sep 2008
• Separating "us" from "them": Neanderthal and modern human behavior. 20 Sep 2008
• State-dependency of transcranial magnetic stimulation. 11 Sep 2008
• Age-related top-down suppression deficit in the early stages of cortical visual memory processing. 31 Aug 2008
• Clinicians consistently exceed a typical person's short-term memory during preoperative teaching. 30 Aug 2008
• Behavioral and psychological symptoms in the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. 30 Aug 2008
• Beyond fingerprinting. 30 Aug 2008
• Clinical inquiries: is there a well-tested tool to detect drug-seeking behaviors in chronic pain patients? 30 Aug 2008
• [Non-verbal communication in Alzheimer's disease] 30 Aug 2008
• Bad behaviors. 30 Aug 2008
• Violations of behavioral practices revealed in closed claims reviews. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Behavior'

Definition: The observable response a person makes to any situation.

Descriptor UI: D001519

Alternative terms: Behavior; Behaviors; Acceptance Processes; Processes, Acceptance; Acceptance Process; Process, Acceptance;

Related Mesh Headings: Genetics, Behavioral;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145;

Technical Notes: human only; GEN; prefer specifics