behavioral neuroscience

Computer test measures suicide risk in just two minutes

May 9, 2017

Prof. Robert Gibbons has developed a new computerized adaptive test that can accurately measure a patient’s suicide risk in just two minutes without the need for a clinical interview. [Read more]

People with anger disorder have decreased connectivity between regions of the brain

July 6, 2016

UChicago's Royce Lee and Emil Coccaro use MRI to show that people with intermittent explosive disorder have weakened connectivity in the "information superhighway" of the brain that can lead to impaired social interactions. [Read more]

People with “rage” disorder twice as likely to have a latent toxoplasmosis parasite infection

March 23, 2016

A new study by UChicago researchers identifies a link between Intermittent Explosive Disorder (e.g. road rage) and exposure to the common toxoplasma gondii parasite typically found in undercooked meat and cat feces. But don't get rid of your cats just yet. [Read more]

Should all adults be screened for depression?

January 26, 2016

With the aim of easing the burden placed on society by depression, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force called for screening for depression in the general adult population, including the elderly, pregnant and postpartum women. ScienceLife spoke with Pooja Dave, PhD, about these new recommendations. [Read more]

Improving children’s health by lowering stress in pregnant moms

January 4, 2016

Kate Keenan is working to combat stress levels of pregnant women in low-income environments through a simple solution--better nutrition. [Read more]

In young girls, impulsivity and binge eating predicts future weight gain: A Q&A with Andrea Goldschmidt

October 29, 2015

A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics by Andrea Goldschmidt, PhD, director of the Eating Disorders Program, and colleagues, finds that impulsivity and poor planning behaviors in young girls can lead to greater weight gain as they get older—and that binge eating, in part, may explain why. [Read more]

UChicago researchers receive $3.5 million from NIMH to transform diagnosis of psychotic disorders

October 1, 2015

With support from the NIMH, the second phase of the Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP2) is now recruiting 3,000 study participants to identify biomarkers and establish biologically meaningful definitions of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. [Read more]