#neophobia — Public Fediverse posts

🥦👍 Psychologists at #Aston University in #Birmingham found that #children are more likely to try and enjoy #vegetables like #broccoli after watching others eat them with positive expressions.

The #research highlights how social observation and repeated exposure can overcome food #neophobia and help develop healthier eating habits.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-remarkable-way-to-help-kids-like-vegetables

#nutrition #psychology #parenting #education #health #diet #uk #learning #science

🥦👍 Psychologists at #Aston University in #Birmingham found that #children are more likely to try and enjoy #vegetables like #broccoli after watching others eat them with positive expressions.

The #research highlights how social observation and repeated exposure can overcome food #neophobia and help develop healthier eating habits.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-remarkable-way-to-help-kids-like-vegetables

#nutrition #psychology #parenting #education #health #diet #uk #learning #science

🥦👍 Psychologists at #Aston University in #Birmingham found that #children are more likely to try and enjoy #vegetables like #broccoli after watching others eat them with positive expressions.

The #research highlights how social observation and repeated exposure can overcome food #neophobia and help develop healthier eating habits.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-remarkable-way-to-help-kids-like-vegetables

#nutrition #psychology #parenting #education #health #diet #uk #learning #science

New publication: A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of #neophobia. #ManyBirdsProject #birds #animalmigration
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

New publication: A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of #neophobia. #ManyBirdsProject #birds #animalmigration
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

New publication: A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of #neophobia. #ManyBirdsProject #birds #animalmigration
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

Fear of novelty varies across species & individuals, impacting adaptability & survival. @TheManyBirds &co assess #neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 #bird species, identifying phylogenetic influences & broad ecological drivers @PLOSBiology plos.io/4haLEsN

Fear of novelty varies across species & individuals, impacting adaptability & survival. @TheManyBirds &co assess #neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 #bird species, identifying phylogenetic influences & broad ecological drivers @PLOSBiology plos.io/4haLEsN

The largest-ever study on #neophobia , or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some #bird species are more fearful of new things than others.
#Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/zoo10152501.html

The largest-ever study on #neophobia , or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some #bird species are more fearful of new things than others.
#Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/zoo10152501.html

Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html

A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html

A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html

A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html

A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394

"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

'Disgust and food neophobia – a fear of new foods – are often cited as obstacles to adopting new, more sustainable food choices, but I believe that recent history offers a more complicated picture.' https://theconversation.com/safe-route-or-sushi-route-2-strategies-to-turn-yuck-to-yum-and-convince-people-to-eat-unusual-foods-225419 #foodstudies #disgust #neophobia #sustainability #food

'Disgust and food neophobia – a fear of new foods – are often cited as obstacles to adopting new, more sustainable food choices, but I believe that recent history offers a more complicated picture.' https://theconversation.com/safe-route-or-sushi-route-2-strategies-to-turn-yuck-to-yum-and-convince-people-to-eat-unusual-foods-225419 #foodstudies #disgust #neophobia #sustainability #food

Blind taste test shows that despite prejudices #consumers cannot distinguish between greens grown without soil in vertical faming and #organic veggies & herbs. Vertical cultivation saves space, allowing #rewilding of agriculture land: https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/a-delicious-surprise-vertically-farmed-greens-taste-as-good-as-organic-ones/ #neophobia #landuse