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·November 14, 2015·3 min read

Men Who Eat Garlic Smell More Attractive

A new study reports the body odor of men who eat garlic is attractive to women.

Featured Neuroscience

·January 30, 2017·4 min read

Illuminating the Neurons of Social Attraction

Optogenetics and brain imaging techniques allow researchers to identify a small cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus that trigger attraction, a new study reports.

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·January 29, 2018·2 min read

How the Brain Controls Sex

Kisspeptin, a hormone found in the brain, drives attraction and sexual behavior, researchers report.

Featured Psychology

·February 13, 2016·4 min read

Brains Over Beauty? Modern Mating Preferences of Males Investigated

A new study reports on the unsuspected speed of progress toward gender equality in mating preferences.

Featured Psychology

·March 8, 2021·3 min read

Moral Outrage Is Attractive Among Long-Term Relationship Seekers

People who display moral outrage were considered to be more trustworthy and benevolent, and therefore more likely to display other positive pro-social behaviors than their more controlled counterparts.

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·September 13, 2017·5 min read

When Music Makes Male Faces More Attractive

Exposure to music, specifically complex and highly stimulating music, leads women to rate male faces as more attractive and increases willingness to date the men pictured, a new study reports.

This is a cartoon of a person in an EEG cap and a pretty lady's face

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·March 6, 2021·4 min read

Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder: AI Generates Personally Attractive Images by Reading Brain Data

Combining brain activity data with artificial intelligence, researchers generated faces based upon what individuals considered to be attractive features.

This image shows a male Hyla chrysoscelis frog.

Featured Psychology

·August 16, 2013·2 min read

Female Frogs Prefer Males Who Multitask

Female frogs prefer males whose calls reflect their ability to multitask effectively, a new study suggests.

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·February 23, 2023·3 min read

New Research Explores the Appeal of Dangerous Men

For short-term relationships, most women are more attracted to risk-taking men, a new study reports. Women who are in better health or have greater access to quality healthcare are more likely to be attracted to risk-taking men than women from other socioeconomic or health backgrounds.

Featured Psychology

·September 23, 2020·7 min read

Feeling Frisky Makes You See What You Want to See

People find potential romantic partners more attractive when they have, what researchers called, a "sexy mindset." They also tend to overestimate their chances of romantic success when aroused. The findings suggest the sexual system prepares the ground for forming relationships by biasing interpersonal perceptions.