Behavior

In the December 5 Issue:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Climate might be right for a deal: Copenhagen negotiations will take steps toward a climate-stabilizing treaty
Botanical Whales: Adventures in the Tortugas reveal that seagrass fields need saving too
Breaking the Speed Limit: Studies examine physiology and technology to better foresee the ultimate edge of human performance

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Top Stories | November 22

On the Scene: A health-care communication revolution
Discussing how physicians and patients can cure their misunderstandings of medical statistics.
Junk food turns rats into addicts
Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos elicit addictive behavior in rats similar to the behavior of rats addicted to heroin.
Monkey moms and babies communicate from the start
Macaque mothers and infants engage in emotional interactions similar to those of human moms and their babies, a new study suggests.
Science & the Public: BPA in the womb shows link to kids’ behavior
Subtle gender-linked effects seen in youngsters mirror impacts witnessed earlier in rodents.
The Mesmerized Mind
Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized

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The Mesmerized Mind

Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized

Play that monkey music

Man-made music inspired by tamarin calls seems to alter the primates’ emotions, a new study suggests.

Tool use to crow about

A pair of new studies indicates that crows can employ tools in advanced ways, including using stones to displace water in a container and manipulating three sticks in sequence to reach food.

When Humor Humiliates

For gelotophobes, even good-natured laughter can sound a lot like ridicule

You Are Who You Are by Default

A neural network active when the brain is at rest may prove critical to zoning out, a sense of self and envisioning the future.

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11|21 Issue Links

Junk food turns rats into addicts

Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos elicit addictive behavior in rats similar to the behavior of rats addicted to heroin.

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Blogs:

Science & the Public Case of the toxic gingerbread man
By Janet Raloff Nov 21st 2009

On the Scene Changing the paradigm around Alzheimer's disease
By Science News Staff Nov 16th 2009

Columns:

Comment From fringe to electromicrobiological mainstream
By Ken Nealson Nov 20th 2009

Math Trek The four color problem gets a sharp new hue
By Julie Rehmeyer Mar 6th 2009

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