FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 22, 2021·4 min readA Healthy Sense of Disgust Can Prevent SicknessExposure to unpleasant stimuli that might make you feel queasy or disgusted may be evolution's way of keeping us healthy and helping us to avoid infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 17, 2020·3 min readMalice Leaves a Nasty SmellWitnessing bad behaviors triggers similar neural responses to those triggered by noxious smells. The study also pinpoints a biomarker in the brain for disgust.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 20, 2019·4 min readEmotion-detection applications built on outdated scienceA new report warns most software designed to read facial emotions are based on outdated scientific data. Researchers say the majority of emotional detection software applications do not capture real differences in the way people convey, or interpret, emotion on faces.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·September 18, 2018·4 min readConfronting ‘Yucky’ Attitudes About Genetically Engineered FoodsResearchers hope to expose the gap between advocates of GMOs and opponents.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·June 20, 2018·3 min readDogs Understand What’s Written All Over Your FaceA new study reports dogs use different parts of their brains to process negative and positive emotional cues in human facial expressions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 17, 2017·4 min readWhat Grosses Out a Chimp?Exposure to biological contaminants, such as feces and blood, through smell, sight and touch influence feeding choices in chimpanzees, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 18, 2015·4 min readBrain Imaging Study Finds Unequal Healthcare Funding Provokes Moral DisgustA new study reports brain areas associated with moral and social disgust are triggered in people when they believe healthcare funding is split unequally.Read More
