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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 5, 2023·7 min read

          Birds of a Feather? Study Debunks Opposites Attract Myth

          A new study debunked the myth that "opposites attract," revealing that similarity is more common in partnerships. Analyzing over 130 traits across millions of couples from the past century, between 82% and 89% of traits showed partners were likely to be alike.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·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.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 10, 2015·2 min read

          Love the Way You Move: Visual Cues that Make People Attractive to Others

          Researchers investigate what factors come together to make a person attractive to others.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·March 19, 2015·3 min read

          Male Attraction to Certain Body Types Has Evolutionary Roots

          According to a new study, a man's attraction to curvy women is rooted in evolution.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·October 1, 2015·4 min read

          Why Beauty Really is in the Eye of the Beholder

          A new study reports personal experience is key to our opinions of attractiveness.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·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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          ·February 14, 2020·3 min read

          Can beauty be-er ignored? The science behind the ‘beer goggles’ effect

          When people are sober, they tend to be more distracted by attractive faces. When they are intoxicated, their attention becomes equally divided by both attractive and unattractive faces.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 1, 2017·4 min read

          Scents and Social Preference: Identifying the Roots of Attraction

          Researchers at UCSD have isolated two microRNA molecules that are responsible for mediating neurotransmission switching from aversion to attraction, and vice versa.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 11, 2023·8 min read

          Shared Interests, Shared Essence: Unraveling the Psychology of Instant Connections

          New research sheds light on the similarity-attraction effect, a psychological principle that governs how we form relationships based on shared interests. The study highlight the critical role of 'self-essentialist reasoning', a belief system where individuals perceive an inherent essence as the driver of their preferences and dislikes.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·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.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·January 29, 2018·3 min read

          Mate Choice Copying in Humans – Are All the Taken Men Good?

          Researchers report a woman's attraction to a man may be boosted if his photo is rated higher by others. However, this also applies to abstract art.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·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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