Social insecurity also stresses chimpanzees
Aggression levels are reduced in male chimpanzees when social relations within their group become unstable.... Read More...
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Good grief: Victimized employees don’t get a break
As if being picked on wasn't bad enough, victims of workplace mistreatment may also be seen as bullies themselves, even if they've never engaged in such behavior.... Read More...
Sex and Aggression Controlled by Cold Sensor in Brain: Mouse Study
Embedding a molecule called TRPM8 into the surface of some cells helps reduce aggression and sexual appetite in mice, a new study reports. ... Read More...
Good Dog? Bad Dog? Their Personalities Can Change
Just as with humans, a dog's personality is likely to change over time, a new study reports.... Read More...
Hearing Hate Speech Primes the Brain For Hateful Actions
Researchers report on how the brain is spurred into action by hearing certain words. They propose a new simulation theory that perceiving words can drive brain systems into states almost identical to what would be evoked by directly experiencing what the word describes.... Read More...
Being Yelled At: Our Brain on Alert in a Flash
Researchers report our brain is on high alert while listening to voices, finding we respond much faster to vocal aggression than normal or happy voices. The reason, researchers say, could be that our attention is more focused on threatening voices to help us recognize the location of a potential threat.... Read More...
Friend or Foe? Brain Area That Controls Social Memory Also Triggers Aggression
A new study reports the CA2 region of the hippocampus controls both higher order cognition, like social memory, and instinctual behaviors, such as aggression. The findings could shed light on why abnormal social behaviors may occur in schizophrenia and other psychiatric illnesses.... Read More...
Good Guys in Superhero Movies More Violent that Villains
Researchers report acts of violence by superheros in popular movies significantly outnumber those performed by the villains. The study reveals male superhero characters commit five times as many violent acts per movie hour than female protagonists.... Read More...
Schadenfreude Sheds Light on Darker Side of Humanity
Researchers say dehumanization seems to be at the core of schadenfreude, the sense of pleasure at other peoples' misfortune. ... Read More...
The Neurobiology of Social Aggression
Researchers report a signalling mechanism in the brain shapes social behavior. The findings may have implications for better understanding social hierarchies, aggression and bullying.... Read More...
Muscular Men Prefer an Unequal Society
A new study reports physicality and political attitudes may be linked, for men at least. Researchers found more muscular men tend to prefer political attitudes that favor inequality, and the tendency to have positive attitudes toward inequality increased as upper body strength increased following months of physical training. The study, researchers report, challenges conventional belief that people's political views are shaped by logic and reason alone.... Read More...
“Dark Triad” of Personality Reflected in Dreams
Researchers report those with dark triad personality traits tend to dream more about aggression and sex.... Read More...