How the built environment influences violence and drug and alcohol abuse
What do place and the built environment have to do with alcohol and drug addictions? According to Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., quite a bit. Behavioral and mental health studies have shown that environmental risk is a predictor ...
Behavioral and social sciences: Multiple disciplines that explain how humans influence health and well-being
We are the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), but I suspect that there are as many nuanced differences in the definition of what behavioral and social sciences research (BSSR) is as there are people ...
Study furthers understanding of role of mate selection processes in couple’s pair bonding behavior
Why do couples show such a strong similarity in their pair-bonding behavior? A study recently published in Behavior Genetics examined, and was able to distinguish, between phenotypic selection and social homogamy ...
Video games as a prescription to enhance cognitive function?
Take two hours of video games a day and see me in three months? Perhaps not so fast. As the use of technology to track and improve physical fitness proliferates (think Fitbit, GPS watches, etc.), Dr. Adam Gazzaley is ...
Training for optimization of behavioral and biobehavioral interventions
By Kari Kugler, Ph.D. What do smoking cessation, weight management, cancer, drug abuse, and related conditions—such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C—have in common? They have all been positively impacted by behavioral ...
Developing effective elder abuse interventions
There is comprehensive public awareness and concern for elder abuse (EA) and mistreatment, yet few proven interventions to prevent it or stop its many manifestations. To promote overall elder justice, NIH convened experts ...
White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team: Fellowship application open
We are excited to announce that the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team (SBST) is currently seeking new team members to join us in Washington, D.C., for a one-year fellowship ...
