Secretly injecting heavy sodium into the local water supply of a south Louisiana parish, these psychiatrists are able to
alter social behavior drastically.
A better grasp of the function of CA2 could prove useful in understanding and treating disorders characterized by
altered social behaviors, such as autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
«Because several neuropsychiatric disorders are associated with
altered social behaviors, our findings raise the possibility that CA2 dysfunction may contribute to these behavioral changes,» said Dr. Siegelbaum.
Endocrine disruptors
alter social behaviors and indirectly influence social heirarchies via changes in body weight.
Thousands of years of separation from the wolf have also
altered the social behavior of feral dogs, because they do not stay in fixed family packs.
Not exact matches
Following the publication of a report in July 2017, North Korea's elites, some of the country's few citizens allowed on the Internet, have greatly
altered their online
behavior, and are now obfuscating their browsing activity, and have ditched US websites like Facebook or Instagram for alternative Chinese
social networks.
What we can expect is that new world events,
social technologies, market conditions, and buyer
behaviors will not only
alter values but
alter the way business is conducted in the future.
Here is a key issue facing organizations today: each time a new
social technology is introduced, it ultimately
alters the buying
behaviors of the new
social buyer persona.
«New study of brain circuits finds key links to symptoms of depression:
Altering distinct brain pathways found to aid symptoms such as
social withdrawal and helplessness
behavior.»
A 2009 study found that an anti-prejudice campaign in Rwanda aired on the country's radio stations successfully
altered people's perceptions of
social norms and
behaviors in the aftermath of the 1994 tribally based genocide of an estimated 800,000 minority Tutsi.
Understanding exactly how such a
social transformation occurred in the past may prove key to understanding how individuals might
alter their
behavior to help combat climate change in the future.
In mouse models of ASD, symptoms include an imbalance between «on» and «off» neural signaling in the brain's neocortex,
altered responses to sensory stimuli and impaired
social behavior.
Much more work is needed to figure out why the mutation
alters inhibitory signaling and, in turn, how that might impair
social behavior, Südhof says.
Poor self - regulation or an inability to
alter thinking, emotions, and
behaviors to meet varying
social demands is thought to be a key link between inadequate sleep in teens and poor health and school - related outcomes.
Altered dopamine signaling As mentioned earlier, dopamine is a neurotransmitter which is involved in
social interaction and reward
behaviors.
With these video - sculptures Oursler explores the role that the rapid growth of technology plays in
altering, and often inhibiting, human
social behavior.
A
social bot is a computer algorithm that automatically produces content and interacts with humans on
social media, trying to emulate and possibly
alter their
behavior.
Self - control refers to the deliberate process of suppressing one's impulses and
altering one's
behavior, especially in alignment with
social values and expectations.
A family - based preventive intervention for children at high risk for antisocial
behavior alters stress response in anticipation of a peer
social challenge.
Conclusions A family - based preventive intervention for children at high risk for antisocial
behavior alters stress response in anticipation of a peer
social challenge.
The prevention model involves
altering parenting practices and child
social competence during the preschool period as a means of preventing aggressive
behavior by school entry.
We have previously reported the immediate effects of this psychosocial family - based intervention on independently observed aspects of the caregiving environment and child
social competence during unfamiliar peer entry, including approach and regulatory
behaviors.30 Thus, we have demonstrated the efficacy of the intervention in
altering the targeted risk factors.
These toxic stress - induced changes in brain structure and function mediate, at least in part, the well - described relationship between adversity and
altered life - course trajectories (see Fig 1).4, 6 A hyper - responsive or chronically activated stress response contributes to the inflammation and changes in immune function that are seen in those chronic, noncommunicable diseases often associated with childhood adversity, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cirrhosis, type II diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.4, 6 Impairments in critical SE, language, and cognitive skills contribute to the fractured
social networks often associated with childhood adversity, like school failure, poverty, divorce, homelessness, violence, and limited access to healthcare.4, 19,58 — 60 Finally, behavioral allostasis, or the adoption of potentially maladaptive
behaviors to deal or cope with chronic stress, begins to explain the association between childhood adversity and unhealthy lifestyles, like alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse, promiscuity, gambling, and obesity.4, 6,61 Taken together, these 3 general classes of
altered developmental outcomes (unhealthy lifestyles, fractured
social networks, and changes in immune function) contribute to the development of noncommunicable diseases and encompass many of the morbidities associated epidemiologically with childhood adversity.4, 6
With foundations in attachment and
social learning theories, PCIT was designed to
alter the pattern of parent — child interaction and thereby change child disruptive
behavior.
Previous research has further demonstrated that not only structural characteristics but also the quality of
social ties determines ego -
alter homogeneity in various health
behaviors [18,19].
The ego -
alter association in smoking and other health
behaviors depend on how
social relationships are structured.
The study aimed to investigate the similarity in ego's and
alters» smoking
behavior and how the associations are influenced by additional
social network characteristics.
However, it is expected that the presence of high scores in this trait early in life will
alter the development of appropriate
social cues and increase the likelihood of disruptive
behavior.
Shared environment, through family and community processes, encourages or discourages adolescent deviant
behavior, which, via
social influence,
alters risk for CD.