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·February 4, 2015·4 min read

How Eyes Reveal the Brain’s Focus

By examining the eyes of rhesus macaques, researchers investigate how the brain processes distractions.

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Featured Psychology

·January 16, 2015·3 min read

The Secret of Empathy

In both mice and men, stress from the presence of strangers prevents feelings of empathy, a new study reports.

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·January 15, 2015·4 min read

People Can Be Convinced They Committed a Crime That Never Happened

In a lab setting, researchers were able to convince test subjects they had committed crimes they did not commit, a new study reports.

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·January 14, 2015·5 min read

Music Cuts Across Cultures

A new study reports emotional responses to music appear to cross cultures.

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·November 18, 2014·2 min read

Mother’s Presence Makes Pain Go Away and Changes Gene Activity in Infant Brain

The tender love of a mother not only helps sooth an infant's pain, it could also have an impact on early brain development, researchers say.

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Featured Psychology

·November 7, 2014·2 min read

Response to Threat Reduced by Reminders of Affection

A new study reports being shown images of others being cared for and loved reduces the brain's response to threat.

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Featured Psychology

·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Our Brain Dissociates Emotional Response from Explicit Memory in Fearful Situations

New research describes how the brain encodes contextual memory and emotional response associated with a negative event.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 24, 2014·2 min read

Memories Get the Emotional Switch

A new study reports neurons which encode whether a memory is negative or positive can be reprogrammed to change the emotional association of the experience. Findings could have implications for future research into PTSD.

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·September 24, 2014·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Patients Can Still Feel the Emotion Long after the Memories Have Vanished

Emotional states after events exist in Alzheimer's patients even after the memory is lost, a new study reports.

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Featured Psychology

·September 17, 2014·5 min read

Neuroimaging Study Pinpoints Neurobiological Basis for Key Symptoms Associated with PTSD

A new neuroimaging study links kappa opioid receptors in the brain to a narrow cluster of symptoms associated with PTSD.

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Featured Psychology

·September 17, 2014·3 min read

Lack of Facial Expression Leads to Perceptions of Unhappiness

A new study reports people with facial paralysis are often perceived by others as being less happy simply because they are unable to express emotion with their faces.