Review
Behavioral Sciences
Jinan Zeidan, Eric Fombonne, Julie Scorah, Alaa Ibrahim, Maureen S. Durkin, Shekhar Saxena, Afiqah Yusuf, Andy Shih, Mayada Elsabbagh
Summary: This article reviews the prevalence of autism worldwide, considering the impact of geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic factors on prevalence estimates. Approximately 1/100 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder around the world. Prevalence estimates increased over time and varied greatly within and across sociodemographic groups. These findings reflect changes in the definition of autism and differences in the methodology and contexts of prevalence studies.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Tal Yarkoni
Summary: Most theories and hypotheses in psychology are verbal in nature, yet their evaluation overwhelmingly relies on inferential statistical procedures. However, many applications of statistical inference in psychology fail to meet the basic condition of closely aligning verbal and statistical expressions, which results in limited generalizability of results, increased false-positive rates, and researchers drawing sweeping verbal generalizations without meaningful connection to statistical quantities.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Thomas O'Neill, Nathan McNeese, Amy Barron, Beau Schelble
Summary: This study defines human-autonomy teaming and provides a synthesis of existing empirical research on the topic. The research environments, dependent variables, key findings, and future research directions are identified. The findings suggest the need for further research on mechanisms linking team input to team output variables.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Erin K. Chiou, John D. Lee
Summary: This paper reviews recent articles related to human trust in automation and proposes a relational framework to guide future research and design for automation responsivity and more resilient human-automation systems.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Ashkan Pakseresht, Sina Ahmadi Kaliji, Maurizio Canavari
Summary: Concerns about animal welfare and sustainable meat production have led to increasing interest in cultured meat as a sustainable alternative. Factors such as public awareness, perceived naturalness, and food-related risk perception influence consumer acceptance/rejection of cultured meat. Ethical and environmental concerns may drive willingness to pay for meat substitutes but may not necessarily extend to cultured meat. Food neophobia and safety concerns are barriers to the adoption of this technology. Availability of alternatives and product features also play a role in consumer reception. Further research on the interrelationships of livestock production, food security, and alternative meat products is recommended.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Tatjana Kwasny, Karin Dobernig, Petra Riefler
Summary: Reducing meat consumption and shifting to plant-based diets is crucial for climate targets, public health, and animal welfare. Existing research largely focuses on interventions addressing personal factors like knowledge and emotions, with effectiveness depending on information provided and alignment with consumer needs. Linking meat to animals reduces consumption, while increasing visibility of vegetarian options and providing education on vegetarian cooking are effective strategies. Future research should explore long-term effects of interventions on actual meat consumption and dietary habits.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Nasrin Abdoli, Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Sima Jafarpour, Mina Solaymani, Masoud Mohammadi, Shamarina Shohaimi
Summary: This study investigated the global prevalence of major depressive disorder in the elderly population and found a growing trend in its prevalence. Factors such as age and gender were associated with the prevalence of major depression in the elderly. The study emphasizes the importance of social support in the mental health of the elderly.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Michel Sabe, Toby Pillinger, Stefan Kaiser, Chaomei Chen, Heidi Taipale, Antti Tanskanen, Jari Tiihonen, Stefan Leucht, Christoph U. Correll, Marco Solmi
Summary: This study provides a systematic mapping and network analysis of changes in antipsychotic research in schizophrenia over time. It identifies the main research trends and offers suggestions for future directions.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Nour S. Kteily, Alexander P. Landry
Summary: This article explores how humans disregard the humanity of others and the implications of dehumanization for intergroup relationships. It also discusses advances in understanding the experience of being dehumanized and interventions to mitigate dehumanization.
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Simone Battaglia, Pasquale Cardellicchio, Chiara Di Fazio, Claudio Nazzi, Alessio Fracasso, Sara Borgomaneri
Summary: The impact of emotions on action control is still unclear and different emotional stimuli may have varying effects on motor abilities. In a stop-signal task, positive and negative body postures were found to enhance the ability to suppress actions compared to neutral postures.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Jose W. L. Tavares-Junior, Ana C. C. de Souza, Jose W. P. Borges, Danilo N. Oliveira, Jose I. Siqueira-Neto, Manoel A. Sobreira-Neto, Pedro Braga-Neto
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and cognitive impairment. The results showed a wide range of cognitive impairment after COVID-19 infection, with executive functions, attention, and episodic memory being the most affected domains. However, it was unclear whether the cognitive impairment found corresponded to mild cognitive impairment or dementia based on the selected studies, which calls for future research on this topic.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Ting Zhang, Jing Yang, Nade Liang, Brandon J. Pitts, Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante, Reates Curry, Bradley S. Duerstock, Juan P. Wachs, Denny Yu
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Lisa M. Diamond, Jenna Alley
Summary: For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of sexually-diverse and gender-diverse individuals. However, studies linking minority stress to health outcomes have yielded mixed results, suggesting a missing piece in our understanding. This missing piece is social safety, which is just as crucial as minority stress in impacting the health of stigmatized individuals.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Stephen W. Porges
Summary: Contemporary strategies for health and wellbeing fail to recognize the importance of feelings of safety, which are regulated by the autonomic nervous system. Polyvagal Theory provides a scientific perspective to study feelings of safety by understanding the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology involved. This theory identifies neural circuits that promote feelings of safety and support interpersonal interactions. By studying neural development and phylogeny, foundational principles and mechanisms can be extracted to enhance health, sociality, and productivity. Respecting the biological imperative of feeling safe can lead to a focus on promoting opportunities for safety and co-regulation in societal institutions.
FRONTIERS IN INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Carmen Garcia-Sanchez, Marco Calabria, Nicholas Grunden, Catalina Pons, Juan Antonio Arroyo, Beatriz Gomez-Anson, Alberto Lleo, Daniel Alcolea, Roberto Belvis, Noemi Morollon, Isabel Mur, Virginia Pomar, Pere Domingo
Summary: Subjective cognitive complaints are reported in COVID-19 patients across different disease severities. This study found that attention abilities were widely affected in post-COVID patients with subjective complaints, and were associated with deficits in executive functions, learning, and long-term memory. These cognitive deficits were largely unrelated to clinical factors such as hospitalization and disease duration.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Emeline Han, Katrina Scior, Katerina Avramides, Laura Crane
Summary: Autism is seen as a concealable stigmatized identity. Autistic individuals are aware of stereotypes and discrimination, leading to lower self-worth and mental health issues. To cope with stigma, they may use strategies like concealment, self-advocacy, and identity reconstruction, but the effectiveness of these strategies is still uncertain.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Jelle Bruineberg, Krzysztof Dolega, Joe Dewhurst, Manuel Baltieri
Summary: The free energy principle is an important framework in computational neuroscience and theoretical neurobiology, ensuring adaptive exchanges between living systems and their environment by minimizing the objective function of variational free energy. Markov blankets, a core concept of the free energy principle, have been used to address philosophical debates. This paper suggests distinguishing between "Pearl blankets" and "Friston blankets" to differentiate the different uses of Markov blankets in Bayesian inference and the free energy framework.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Simone Battaglia, Pasquale Cardellicchio, Chiara Di Fazio, Claudio Nazzi, Alessio Fracasso, Sara Borgomaneri
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of negative stimuli on action control. The results showed that a previously neutral stimulus conditioned through vicarious fear learning can influence our ability to inhibit actions in a similar way as innate negative stimuli. Furthermore, the study found that impulsivity traits can predict this effect.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Annemarie Wolff, Nareg Berberian, Mehrshad Golesorkhi, Javier Gomez-Pilar, Federico Zilio, Georg Northoff
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Jill L. Silverman, Audrey Thurm, Sarah B. Ethridge, Makayla M. Soller, Stela P. Petkova, Ted Abel, Melissa D. Bauman, Edward S. Brodkin, Hala Harony-Nicolas, Markus Woehr, Alycia Halladay
Summary: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are prevalent and lifelong disorders without evidence-based interventions. Optimal utilization of preclinical animal models is crucial. A workshop in the field of behavioral neuroscience reviewed current studies and proposed solutions, including re-evaluating animal model links to NDDs.
GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
