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This shows someone holding out a hand to help rescue a woman from a roof top

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·October 25, 2022·4 min read

Here’s How the Brain Works When We Choose to Help Someone in Danger

The same brain system that helps us to avoid danger is also activated during selfless, helping behaviors, allowing us to help others in danger.

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·October 19, 2022·7 min read

Brain’s Sensitivity to Different Types of Regret May Impact Mood Disorders Like Depression

Study finds mice show sensitivity to two different types of regret, and the different thought processes stem from different parts of the brain. Researchers also identified a genetic marker that predisposes maladaptive stress response traits and vulnerability to depression was linked to sensitivity to one type of regret.

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·October 11, 2022·4 min read

Fathers Stress Associated With Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems at Age Two

A father's level of stress during the first few months of their child's life impacts the emotional and behavioral development of their child at age two.

This shows the location of the cerebellum in the brain

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·October 6, 2022·3 min read

A New Function of the Cerebellum

The cerebellum plays a key role in the storage of both positive and negative memories of emotional events.

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·October 5, 2022·2 min read

Petting Dogs Engages the Social Brain, According to Neuroimaging

Interacting with dogs leads to greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with emotional and social processing.

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·September 26, 2022·3 min read

Life’s Stresses Can Make People Focus More on Their Romantic Partner’s Negative Behavior

Stress can have a detrimental impact on relationships. When feeling stressed, a person is more likely to notice and reflect upon their partner's negative behaviors rather than positive behavior.

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·September 25, 2022·5 min read

Why Do We Laugh? New Study Considers Possible Evolutionary Reasons Behind This Very Human Behaviour

Researchers say laughter may have been preserved by natural selection to assist with human survival.

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·September 24, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Create Tool to Measure the Emotion in Emojis

A newly developed multidimensional lexicon of emojis helps crack the coded language and emotional value of emoji use, a popular form of communication by young texters, beyond simple negativity or positivity.