{"title":"Virtuous cycles of organizational climate action: a multilevel view of pro-environmental behavior in the workplace","authors":"Jordana W Composto","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101468","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101468","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Addressing the global climate crisis requires expansive behavior change across domains. Behavioral science research has focused disproportionately on changing individual behavior in the home and as a consumer. This review focuses on individual behavior change in an organizational context (i.e., in the workplace) and the virtuous cycles that can emerge. By reviewing the recent literature on this topic, this review offers a multilevel framework that integrates individual, social, and organizational factors that shape pro-environmental behavior in the workplace. The literature has focused on the discrete effects of the individual, social, and organizational factors on behavior, and this review summarizes the main findings at each level. The review underscores the potential of organizational culture, including green human resource management and leadership, to foster systemic change. There is a paucity of research on the interlevel dynamics and the collective and temporal dynamics in this area. Future research is called upon to further develop and refine behavioral measurement tools in the organizational context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101468"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The most difficult thing in the world: a sociocultural perspective on putting pro-environmental thoughts into action","authors":"Heejung S Kim , David K Sherman","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101465","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101465","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although there is now a broad consensus that climate change is happening and a risk to society as we know it, these beliefs have not been commensurate with behaviors that are needed to address the climate crisis. This review discusses why this dissociation exists, focusing on sociocultural differences in the strength of the link between environmental beliefs and environmental action. Certain social contexts (i.e. collectivistic, lower socioeconomic status, and religious) foster a stronger sense of personal control compared to their counterparts, and this explains variation in the link between climate change beliefs and pro-environmental behaviors. In sociocultural contexts where a sense of personal control is lower, alternative motives, such as social norms and trust in government, play more central roles in shaping pro-environmental support. A novel sociocultural perspective is provided to understand why increased climate change beliefs do not necessarily increase support for pro-environmental actions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101465"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How dopamine enables learning from aversion","authors":"Gabriela C Lopez , Talia N Lerner","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101476","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101476","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dopamine is heavily studied for its role in reward learning, but it is becoming increasingly appreciated that dopamine can also enable learning from aversion. Dopamine neurons modulate their firing and neurotransmitter release patterns in response to aversive outcomes. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in the timing and directionality of the modulation. Open questions remain as to the factors that determine this heterogeneity and how varying patterns of responses to aversion in different dopamine-receptive brain regions contribute to value learning, decision-making, and avoidance. Here, we review recent progress in this area and highlight important future directions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101476"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11666190/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142885945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Catherine Jensen Peña , Michael DeBerardine , Kaitlin E Sullivan
{"title":"Molecular heterogeneity and development of the ventral tegmental area","authors":"Catherine Jensen Peña , Michael DeBerardine , Kaitlin E Sullivan","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101478","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101478","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dopaminergic midbrain coordinates vital behaviors required across the lifespan, including voluntary movement, learning, and response to rewards. Recent advances in single-cell sequencing technology have enabled detailed transcriptional characterization of the dopaminergic midbrain, including ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra, across embryonic development and in adulthood. These studies have revealed a high degree of cellular heterogeneity amongst dopaminergic neurons and have begun to unravel their molecular complexity across development. Ultimately, these molecular findings provide valuable insights into how dopaminergic neurons function in health and how their development may be disrupted in disease.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101478"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complementary roles of serotonin and dopamine in model-based learning","authors":"Masakazu Taira, Melissa J Sharpe","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101464","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101464","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Model-based learning involves building mental representations of predictive relationships between events. Although there is growing evidence clarifying the role of dopamine in model-based learning, we know less about how serotonin contributes to this process. Here, we present evidence demonstrating a role for serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) in regulating model-based learning. We contrast this to the role of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons in this process. We further propose a new framework, suggesting how dopamine and serotonin influence model-based learning in unique but complementary ways. Specifically, we know that the phasic firing of dopamine neurons acts as teaching signals to drive model-based learning. In contrast, we argue that the sustained activity seen in DRN serotonin neurons during waiting for rewards or during the presentation of reward-predictive cues reflects a precise expectation of future rewards across multiple dimensions. These two systems allow us to refine our cognitive maps by interplexing different types of information.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101464"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interactions of sex and stress in modulation of ventral tegmental area dopaminergic activity","authors":"Kailyn M Price, Abigail M Polter","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101477","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101477","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) have long been studied for their role in reward prediction and goal-directed behaviors. However, appreciation is growing for a complementary role of VTA DA neurons in responding to aversive stimuli and as critical substrates for behavioral sequelae of stressful experiences. As is the case across neuroscience, the majority of our knowledge about VTA DA neurons comes from studies in male subjects. Recent years have seen an increase in the inclusion of female subjects and exploration of sex differences. There is now an emerging body of literature showing that although there are minimal basal structural and functional sex differences in VTA DA neurons, experience-dependent changes in these neurons can differ significantly between males and females. Here, we discuss the potential implications of sex differences in VTA function and review recent data on sex differences and similarities of DA neurons at baseline and following stress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101477"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What makes people want more impactful climate policy?","authors":"Wilhelm Hofmann , Sonja Grelle","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101479","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101479","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dire challenge of climate change and the history of inadequate policy action by governments around the globe raise the critical question of how more impactful, structural climate solutions may be advanced. Here, we examine the role of citizen’s public policy acceptance as a key signal for the policymaking process with a focus on structural solutions. We briefly highlight the role of public policy support and key differences among policies low vs. high in regulatory depth. We then review work on the main predictors of the desire for more governmental intervention in climate policy domains and the acceptance of structural policy measures within an integrative policy acceptance framework. We highlight some open questions for future research, as well as implications for policymaking, such as how they may garner more support for impactful policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101479"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dopamine in the nucleus accumbens in valence-based learning: is it really important?","authors":"Ana João Rodrigues","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101462","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101462","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Striatal dopamine is widely recognized as a pivotal neuromodulator in reward processing and reinforcement learning. Recent studies have unveiled its significant role in aversive learning as well. However, emerging evidence challenges the notion of uniform dopamine signaling across the striatum in response to valence stimuli and associative learning. The timing, location, and type of dopamine release appear to unlock its diverse effects on neuronal activity and behavior. This review evaluates current literature on dopamine’s role in valence-based learning, with an emphasis on the nucleus accumbens (NAc). It highlights the anatomical and temporal specificity of dopamine signaling across NAc subregions and its influence in diverse facets of valence-based learning. While much is yet to be understood, it is clear that innovative and systematic approaches are required to unravel the intricate mechanisms through which dopamine shapes neuronal activity and rewarding and aversive behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"61 ","pages":"Article 101462"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142743504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transcranial magnetic stimulation in schizophrenia: exploring dosage and working memory enhancement","authors":"Shih-Chiang Ke , Philip Tseng","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Schizophrenia often presents with working memory impairment, associated with abnormal dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activation. While noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), have demonstrated effective working memory enhancement in healthy individuals with just one session of stimulation, the same protocol has not shown similar improvements in working memory for individuals with schizophrenia. Here, we briefly review the TMS and working memory literature in schizophrenia and highlight the possible role of TMS dosage. Specifically, previous studies with fewer than 20 TMS sessions show limited response, while studies with 20 sessions present mixed findings. Interestingly, a higher number of sessions, notably 40, reveal a potentially promising effect on working memory improvement, albeit with delayed manifestation. The optimal TMS dosage for robust neural plasticity remains unclear. Future research should explore increased TMS sessions, coupled with longer follow-up durations, to comprehensively investigate working memory enhancement in schizophrenia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101461"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Form, function and mechanics of femoral chordotonal organs in insects","authors":"Simran Virdi, Sanjay P Sane","doi":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101459","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cobeha.2024.101459","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Insect legs function as locomotory organs as well as highly sensitive multisensory probes. Specifically, they contain mechanosensory femoral chordotonal organs (FeCO) that monitor femorotibial movements and mediate behaviours ranging from local leg reflexes to whole-body movements. The structure and material properties of FeCO prefilter incoming mechanical signals, which are encoded by the underlying mechanosensory neurons. FeCO consists of functionally specialised subunits within which pairs of neurons are organised into scolopidia that connect to tibia via a receptor apodeme, an invagination of the tibial cuticle. In some hemimetabolous insects, the apodeme connects to individual scolopidia at different points, activating them at different tibial positions and mechanically fractionating the stimulus range. However, in some holometabolous insects, mechanical stimulus is channelled into different components and directed to various FeCO subunits. FeCO thus serves as an ideal mechanosensory organ to study the role of structure in determining sensory function.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56191,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences","volume":"60 ","pages":"Article 101459"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}