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FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 18, 2017·3 min readBeauty and the Beholder: Faces of Those Around Us Influence What We Find AttractiveAccording to researchers, a person's population influences what they consider to be attractive.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 30, 2017·4 min readIlluminating the Neurons of Social AttractionOptogenetics and brain imaging techniques allow researchers to identify a small cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus that trigger attraction, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·February 13, 2016·4 min readBrains Over Beauty? Modern Mating Preferences of Males InvestigatedA new study reports on the unsuspected speed of progress toward gender equality in mating preferences.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 14, 2015·3 min readMen Who Eat Garlic Smell More AttractiveA new study reports the body odor of men who eat garlic is attractive to women.Read More
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FeaturedPsychology·August 10, 2015·2 min readLove the Way You Move: Visual Cues that Make People Attractive to OthersResearchers investigate what factors come together to make a person attractive to others.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 9, 2015·3 min readAmygdala Encodes Aversion and Attraction to Opposite Sex in Developing BrainAccording to a new study, the amygdala encodes responses to the opposite sex in children and teens.Read More
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