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·November 28, 2023·4 min read

Holiday Stress: Embracing Unpleasant Emotions for Better Health

December's festive season often brings stress and disappointment, challenging the societal expectation of only positive emotions. A new study shows how we respond to negative emotions is crucial for our mental health.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 21, 2023·6 min read

Music’s Emotional Rollercoaster Enhances Memory Formation

Researchers reveal how fluctuating emotions elicited by music help shape distinct and durable memories. Using music to manipulate volunteers' emotions during tasks, they found that emotional shifts create boundaries between memories, making them easier to recall.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 28, 2023·3 min read

Music’s Deep Dive: The Emotional Elixir We’ve Overlooked

Researchers find that intense focus on music triggers powerful emotional responses with therapeutic benefits. The study observed participants in the "Listen Up" experience by Indigo Project. Participants listened to music in a dimmed studio, resulting in a range of emotional reactions. Not just mere enjoyment, these deep musical immersions were seen as cathartic journeys leading to a serene state.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 24, 2023·4 min read

Unlocking the Language of Emotion Through Body Movement

Researchers unlocked the language of human emotion expressed through body movements. By employing a blend of computing, psychology, and the arts, they curated a human movement dataset to enhance AI's understanding of emotions via body language.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 11, 2023·5 min read

Hidden Emotions: The Subtle Impact of Facial Color

Researchers explored how facial color affects our subconscious perception of emotions. Using photos with "hybrid emotions," they discovered that reddish facial hues enhanced the friendliness of happy expressions without affecting angry ones.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 9, 2023·5 min read

Emotional Training Strengthens Mother-Baby Bonds

Up to one-third of mothers struggle to bond with their babies, leading to emotional distress for both, but a new approach may offer hope. Researchers trained expectant mothers, particularly those at high risk of postpartum depression, to better recognize and respond to infant emotions.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 9, 2023·6 min read

Early Parental Bonds Shape Future Empathy

A new study links early parental bonding with children’s future prosocial behavior, exhibiting kindness and empathy. Utilizing data from over 10,000 people born from 2000-2002, the study illustrates the long-term interplay of early relationships, mental health, and prosociality.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 4, 2023·7 min read

Savoring Bytes: New AI Understands Our Tasty Desires

Researchers engineered an electronic "tongue" that potentially lays a framework for developing artificial intelligence (AI) with emotional intelligence, particularly related to taste and eating habits. This initiative explores the intersection of physiological and psychological factors that determine eating preferences and behaviors in humans, seeking to mimic them in AI systems.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 27, 2023·5 min read

Mood Dips During Pill Pause

Research reveals that women's mood can decline during the 7-day pill-free interval of contraceptive cycles. The study evaluated the mental health of long-term pill users and found heightened anxiety and negative feelings during this pause.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 26, 2023·5 min read

Worms Illuminate Ancient Emotional Mechanisms

Researchers uncover that the humble roundworm may hold insights into basic emotional mechanisms. When subjected to electric shocks, these worms displayed behavior consistent with a primitive form of emotion, prioritizing danger over food.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 19, 2023·4 min read

Journey of Joy: Tracing Emotional Highs and Lows Over a Lifetime

Subjective well-being varies significantly across different stages of life, reveals a comprehensive study examining 460,902 participants. Life satisfaction dips during teenage years, peaks in the 70s, and drops off again by age 96.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 15, 2023·5 min read

Neighborhood Woes: How Living Conditions Impact Brain Structure and Diet

Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods not only influences food choices and weight gain but can also alter the brain's microstructure. Researchers found that poor food quality, high-calorie intake, and inactive environments common in such areas disrupt brain regions crucial for emotion, cognition, and reward processing.

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emotion

Holiday Stress: Embracing Unpleasant Emotions for Better Health

Music’s Emotional Rollercoaster Enhances Memory Formation

Music’s Deep Dive: The Emotional Elixir We’ve Overlooked

Unlocking the Language of Emotion Through Body Movement

Hidden Emotions: The Subtle Impact of Facial Color

Emotional Training Strengthens Mother-Baby Bonds

Early Parental Bonds Shape Future Empathy

Savoring Bytes: New AI Understands Our Tasty Desires

Mood Dips During Pill Pause

Worms Illuminate Ancient Emotional Mechanisms

Journey of Joy: Tracing Emotional Highs and Lows Over a Lifetime

Neighborhood Woes: How Living Conditions Impact Brain Structure and Diet

Genes Associated with Earlier and Higher Reproduction Linked to Accelerated Aging

Novel Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Shows Promise

Brain’s Response to Crucial Language Hub Removal: New Insights

Did Fermentation Drive Human Brain Evolution?

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