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Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2017·3 min read

Facial Bone Structure A Novel Marker for Left-Handedness

People with slender faces are 25% more likely to be left-handed, a new study reveals.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 23, 2017·3 min read

Totally Bizarre Facts About the Star Nosed Mole

Researchers reveal amazing facts about the brain organization and behavior of the elusive star nosed mole.

Featured Psychology

·April 12, 2017·6 min read

Early School Start Times Pit Teens in Conflict Between Biology and Society

Later school start times would allow teens to fully relieve sleep pressure.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 5, 2017·4 min read

Musical Scales May Have Developed to Accommodate Vocal Limitations

A new study could help to explain the evolutionary development of scales and how speech production for tone languages may have occurred.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 14, 2016·4 min read

How Hearing ‘Twist My Arm’ Engages the Brain

Researchers discover metaphors that involve body parts such as arms or legs, such as 'twist my arm, engage a brain region responsible for the visual perception of those parts.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·November 25, 2016·4 min read

Depression Affects the Stomach and Anxiety Affects the Skin in Young People

Researchers have identified that some physical diseases tend to occur more frequently in young people who have previously suffered from certain mental disorders.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Unlike Men, Women Have a Remarkable Variety of Orgasmic Experiences

According to researchers, women have the potential to experience orgasm from one or more sources of sensory input.

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Featured Genetics

·October 22, 2016·4 min read

Overlooked Molecules May Revolutionize Understanding of the Immune System

In a historic breakthrough, researchers have discovered thousands of new immune system signals. The findings hold potential implications for immunotherapies, autoimmune disease treatments and vaccine developments.

Featured Psychology

·April 25, 2016·4 min read

A Possible Link Between Gut Bacteria and PTSD

Researchers propose it may be possible to prevent or cure PTSD with the help of gut bacteria.

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·April 14, 2016·5 min read

Cracking the Secrets of the Monarch Butterfly’s Internal Compass

Researchers believe they have cracked the secret of the internal compass of the monarch butterfly.

Featured Most Popular Psychology

·April 7, 2016·3 min read

Wisdom is a Matter of Both Heart and Mind

A new study reports heart rate variation and thinking processes work together to enable better reasoning about complex social issues.

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Featured Neuroscience

·October 22, 2015·8 min read

Dead Man Punching: Hands Developed for Dexterity and Fist Fighting

Using cadaver hands, a new study supports the theory that our hands evolved not only for manual dexterity, but also so males could fistfight over females.