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·June 2, 2021·4 min read

Autistic People Find It Harder to Identify Anger in Facial Expressions

People on the autism spectrum have difficulties in identifying angry expressions produced at normal speed and intensity.

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·May 26, 2021·2 min read

Significant Otter Helps Couples Communicate From the Heart

Researchers have developed a smart-watch app they call Smart Otter, that allows couples to communicate with one another based on sensed heart rate.

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·May 25, 2021·5 min read

Narcissism Linked to Aggression in Review of 437 Studies

A comparative review of 324 global research papers concludes narcissism is a risk factor for aggression and violent behaviors. The results were similar, regardless of age, gender, education level, or country of residence.

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·May 25, 2021·5 min read

Parents Abused as Children May Pass on Emotional Issues

Adults who were mistreated as children often have a difficult time managing their emotions and find it hard to implement emotional regulation strategies. Their difficulties can, in turn, harm their own children's emotional development.

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·May 15, 2021·8 min read

From Psychopaths to ‘Everyday Sadists’: Why Do Humans Harm the Harmless?

Researchers investigate why some people take pleasure in hurting more vulnerable people.

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·May 12, 2021·3 min read

Nature Draws Out a Happy Place for Children

Children raised in areas without much access to green space consider nature to be their "happy place", a new study reports.

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·May 10, 2021·6 min read

Implanted Wireless Device Triggers Mice to Form Instant Bond

A new wireless, battery-less brain implant that harnesses optogenetics can manipulate social interactions in mice.

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·May 5, 2021·2 min read

A Touch From a Conversing Robot Is Linked to Positive Emotional State

People who were touched by conversational humanoid robots report positive emotional states and were more likely to comply with requests made by the robot.

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·May 4, 2021·5 min read

The Sensitive Brain at Rest

A new study sheds light on how highly sensitive people process information. After experiencing something emotionally evocative, brain activity displayed a depth of processing while at rest. Depth of processing is a key feature of high emotional sensitivity.

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·May 2, 2021·4 min read

Illnesses of Controversial Celebrities Can Negatively Affect Public Health

People who experience schadenfreude, the emotion of feeling pleasure at another person's misfortune, when they hear a controversial celebrity is sick are less willing to take preventative health measures themselves.

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·May 1, 2021·3 min read

Light as a Fairy Tale: What Makes a Feel-Good Film Feel Good?

Study reveals the formal characteristics and content types that make those feel-good movies "feel good".

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·April 18, 2021·4 min read

AI Is Increasingly Being Used to Identify Emotions, Here’s What’s at Stake

Emotional recognition technology is rapidly growing into a multi-billion dollar industry. Researchers investigate the limitations of new AI technology, and some of the biases within the algorithms, when it comes to identifying human emotions efficiently.