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Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2019

Being extroverted may be a clear advantage in the workplace. A new study reveals extroverts tend to be more motivated, conscientious, emotionally positive and better communicators than their more introverted peers.... Read More...

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New Model Links Emotions and Mental Health

Neuroscience NewsOctober 20, 2017

Researchers have developed a new assessment model that breaks emotional regulation into three different elements. The MAS assessment will provide clinicians a new way in which to diagnose mood and mental health disorders.... Read More...

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Increasing Number of Students Bring “Emotional Support” Animals to College

Neuroscience NewsNovember 13, 2015

An increasing number of students are bringing pets to college for emotional support and comfort.... Read More...

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Men with Lower Testosterone Have More Emotionally Supportive Relationships

Neuroscience NewsNovember 11, 2015

Researchers look outside the nuclear family and report men with lower testosterone have more emotionally supportive relationships with friends, neighbors and even co-workers.... Read More...

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AGRP Neurons Make it Hard To Stick to a Diet

Neuroscience NewsApril 27, 2015

AGRP neurons are responsible for those feelings of hunger which can make it more difficult to resist snacks when on a diet, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Calming Fear During Sleep

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 22, 2013

Researchers reduce fear by exposing people to the memory over and over while they slept. The finding could provide a new treatment option for those who suffer from phobias. ... Read More...

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Emotional Attachment to Robots Could Affect Outcome on Battlefield

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 17, 2013

When an explosive ordnance robot is destroyed, soldiers feel loss, sadness and anger, a researcher discovers.... Read More...

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Bach to the Blues: Our Emotions Match Music to Colors

Neuroscience NewsMay 16, 2013

According to new research, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel.... Read More...

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Neuroscientists Launch 5 Year Study of Music Education and Child Brain Development

Neuroscience NewsOctober 9, 2012

Researchers at USC Brain and Creativity Institute will explore the effects of intense music training on cognitive development in LA Phil's YOLA at HOLA program. The five-year research project will offer researchers an opportunity to provide new insights and add data about the role of early music engagement in learning and brain function.... Read More...

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Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 20, 2012

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a study being published by Science. ... Read More...

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Predicting How Patients Respond to Therapy

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 7, 2012

A new study led by MIT neuroscientists has found that brain scans of patients with social anxiety disorder can help predict whether they will benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy.... Read More...

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Psychologists Link Emotion to Vividness of Perception and Creation of Vivid Memories

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2012

Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can't recall what you ate for dinner last night? A new study suggests it's because how much something means to you actually influences how you see it as well as how vividly you can recall it later.... Read More...

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Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are

New Model Links Emotions and Mental Health

Increasing Number of Students Bring “Emotional Support” Animals to College

Men with Lower Testosterone Have More Emotionally Supportive Relationships

AGRP Neurons Make it Hard To Stick to a Diet

Calming Fear During Sleep

Emotional Attachment to Robots Could Affect Outcome on Battlefield

Bach to the Blues: Our Emotions Match Music to Colors

Neuroscientists Launch 5 Year Study of Music Education and Child Brain Development

Fear Can Be Erased from the Brain

Psychologists Link Emotion to Vividness of Perception and Creation of Vivid Memories