Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior | <a href="https://research.unl.edu/">Office of Research and Economic Development</a> | Nebraska

Skip to main content

Asleep at the meal? Erratic sleep linked with nighttime eating among teens

This link goes to the following story...

Study indicates mindfulness training promotes positivity

Study participants who underwent mindfulness training came to evaluate ambiguous facial expressions more positively than when they started.

Chancellor explores Nebraska's unique Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior

Video: 3 Questions with Ronnie | CB3

Lorenz, Sánchez to present next MHDI health equity talk

Sophia Sánchez and Tierney Lorenz.

Study suggests attention perks up when politicians break with party line

University of Nebraska–Lincoln political psychologist Ingrid Haas has shown the human brain is processing politically incongruent statements differently — attention is perking up — and that the candidate’s conviction toward the stated position is also playing a role.

Nebraska researchers continue obesity intervention study

Nebraska’s Tim Nelson has received a new five-year grant to extend research into obesity. One component of it is to test subjects at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior by having the test subject in an MRI receiving sips of milkshakes.

Faculty 101 heads to the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior

Preview video: Faculty 101

Campus going to the dogs again with DogFest

A dog showcases his tricks for the "Dogs Got Talent" competition during the inaugural Husker DogFest on Aug. 11, 2018, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The second DogFest is planned for Sept. 21.

Dog researcher discusses breed-behavior link

Jeffrey Stevens, associate professor of psychology, works with his dog.

Third season of Faculty 101 to kick off in Memorial Stadium

Trailer: Season 3 of Faculty 101

Red, white and bark: Stevens offers tips to soothe anxious canines

Jeffrey Stevens, founder of the Canine Cognition and Human Interaction Lab at Nebraska, poses with his dog Piper.

Rural drug use is focus of $11.85M NIH grant

Kirk Dombrowski, John Bruhn Professor of sociology at Nebraska, will lead the university’s new Rural Drug Addiction Research Center.