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·December 31, 2016·4 min read

Men Who Buy Sex Have Much in Common With Sexually Coercive Men

A new study reports men who buy sex have less empathy for female prostitutes than those who don't. Additionally, those who use prostitutes share some key characteristics with men at risk for committing sexually violent acts.

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·December 27, 2016·5 min read

Family Arguments Over The Holidays? Replaying Them in Detail May Be the Best Way to Cope

Replaying arguments in your head can be therapeutic and can prevent feelings of anxiety, researchers report.

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·December 26, 2016·5 min read

The Incorrigibles: How the Brain’s Circuitry is Hardwired For Political Beliefs

A new study reports the more we are provided with contradictory evidence, the more stubborn we become about our political beliefs.

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·December 26, 2016·3 min read

Is There Such A Thing As An Emotional Hangover?

Researchers report emotional experiences can influence memory and physiological states for an extended period of time. Additionally, non emotional experiences that follow emotional ones can are remembered some time later.

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·December 22, 2016·3 min read

Music in the Brain: Imaging Genetic Study Links Dopamine Genes to Music

The effect music has on people may be genetically determined by dopamine functionality, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

With Eyes or Nose? How Young Children Use Sensory Cues to Make Social Decisions

Smell influences how children evaluate strange faces, a new study reports.

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·December 13, 2016·3 min read

Sleep Helps Process Traumatic Experiences

A new study reveals sleep could be used as an early prevention strategy against PTSD.

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·December 7, 2016·6 min read

Rhythm of Breathing Affects Memory and Fear

Researchers found that the act of breathing does more than supply oxygen; it also impacts brain function and emotional behavior.

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·December 2, 2016·4 min read

How Do Children Hear Anger?

Researchers use neuroimaging technology and acoustical analysis to better understand how kids process emotion in speech.

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·November 30, 2016·3 min read

Negative Mood Can Positively Impact Academic Success

According to a new study, occasional negative moods could help boost a person's academic success.

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·November 29, 2016·3 min read

Psychopaths Can Regret Bad Decisions, But Don’t Learn From Them

According to researchers, when a bad decision directly affects a psychopath, they experience regret but they do not use the experience as a lesson to direct their choices in the future.

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·November 29, 2016·5 min read

Religious Beliefs Activate Neural Reward Circuits in Same Way As Sex and Drugs

Powerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.