Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't weak: What this behavior means, the psychology behind it, and what studies explain

Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't always reacting without reason. Psychology ...

Cockroaches can survive without their heads for a week: The science behind one of nature's toughest insects

Few creatures have earned a reputation for resilience quite like the cockroach. It can survive extreme temperatures, ...
STAT

Researchers are betting on cockroaches as the cure to elitism in neuroscience

Anil Oza, STAT’s Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow, used to research and teach neurophysiology to college students using snails and crayfish. Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT ...
Case Western Reserve University

CWRU biologists find keys to driving a cockroach

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified neurons in a cockroach’s brain that control whether the insect walks slow or fast, turns right or left or downshifts to climb. By ...