Browse 640 real Behavioural and Social Sciences projects from ISEF, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects over 332 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability. Duloxetine is a widely prescribed antidepressant; however, discontinuation is…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research explored how the presence of spiders in homes in São Paulo's peripheral neighborhoods can promote environmental education in elementary schools, linking the topic to the Sustai…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The go/no-go (GNG) task is a well-known paradigm for studying reactive inhibition. While traditional GNG tasks use repetitive presentations of letters or other visual stimuli, there is an in…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Student engagement, including attention, focus, and emotional involvement, is essential for academic success. However, traditional observation methods are limited in precision and may not ca…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attentional fatigue reduces cognitive performance, increases reaction time variability, and increases error rates, especially in environments where safety is critical. This study developed a…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek increasingly influence how people access and interpret political information, raising concerns that they may subtly sh…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although death of a loved one is not an uncommon event among school-age children, bereavement-related discussions are still perceived as a taboo. This societal stigma can inhibit the grievin…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As we move into an era where AI agents are prevalent in many aspects of our lives, from solving scientific problems to acting as therapists, the world faces an unquantified risk. Every day,…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Braille literacy rates collapsed from over 50% four decades ago to under 10% today (National Federation of the Blind, 2020), driven by instructor shortages and fixed curricula unable to adap…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Alzheimer's disease and dementia present a global health crisis characterized by progressive cognitive decline that traditional pharmacology struggles to reverse. This study, "Cognitive Stim…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Traffic is a universal phenomenon for humans leading to casualties, economic losses, and health problems. Interestingly, traffic has been observed in other species as well. For example, ants…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Disease-spread and its consequences are governed by a multitude of factors, but only recently has culture been considered among its predictors. The individualism-collectivism spectrum, which…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Indian educational reforms under the 2020 National Education Policy (NEP) aim to shift from rote memorisation toward creative thinking, a move that, alongside rising AI automation, demands s…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Phubbing (phone use during face-to-face interactions) affects 75% of smartphone users and correlates with depression, loneliness, and relationship dissatisfaction. While contingency manageme…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dyslexia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that primarily affects reading abilities. Early identification of dyslexia is crucial because early intervention can improve reading skills. However…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CIs) are the standard for treating profound sensorineural hearing loss, yet postoperative speech perception outcomes remain highly variable. This study hypothes…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment rates have steadily risen from 3.4% in April 2023 to 4.4% most recently in 2026. Amidst escalating economic inequality and worker burnout, onli…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aims to improve Quality of Life (QoL) for food-insecure Americans, but it faces challenges from legislation that seeks to cut SNAP benefi…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Schizophrenia affects 24 million people worldwide. A critical barrier to treatment is anosognosia, the lack of illness awareness that develops in later-stage SCZ and causes patients to refus…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), electroencephalography (EEG), and virtual reality (VR) have led to new approaches to cognitive enhancement and emotion prediction. This study invest…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is routinely treated with pharmacological agents such as atomoxetine, yet the downstream effects of these medications on gut microbiome remain…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Racial disparities in federal sentencing have long raised concerns about fairness and the effectiveness of policies intended to mitigate them. This study examines whether judicial adherence…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sleepovers are often considered a definitive part of adolescence and strengthen the bonds of crucial friendships. Sleepovers, however, may have unintended repercussions, which is why many pa…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Mental health disorders affect approximately 23% of American adults, highlighting the need for improved diagnostic tools (NIMH, 2024). Current diagnoses rely on self-reported surveys and cli…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Many teachers have started using phones as a way to encourage students in the classroom. I wondered how effective this method was, and what some of the undesirable consequences could be. The…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Morality is innately human: it requires weighing competing values, using judgment, and accepting responsibility. However, moral decisions are increasingly shaped by AI systems advising in cr…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hypertension affects over 1 billion individuals globally, and long-term treatment is frequently compromised by poor medication adherence, fixed-dose inflexibility, and polypharmacy complexit…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the US, electoral redistricting frequently divides Communities of Interest (COIs) in favor of partisan-biased seat outcomes. This research addresses COI definitions by establishing a data…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive substance, with intake levels rising steadily among adolescents. However, the neurobiological consequences of excessive caffeine exp…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In recent years, it is estimated that rates of stress, anxiety, and depression have increased by 25%. The increased prevalence of these conditions has been paralleled by an estimated 8% decl…