AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 29, 2020·5 min readStudy challenges assumptions about social interaction difficulties in autismSuccessful social interactions for adults on the autism spectrum revolve around partner compatibility, not just the skill set of the other person.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 27, 2020·4 min readHow personality predicts seeing others as sex objectsThose with dark personality traits such as psychopathy, sadism, low affective empathy, narcissism, cold-heartedness, and meanness, are more likely to sexually objectify those of the opposite sex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 14, 2020·4 min readSiblings of children with intellectual disabilities score high on empathy and closenessThe relationship between typically developing children and siblings with intellectual disabilities is more positive than the relationship between typically developing siblings.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 7, 2020·3 min readThe dark side of supportive relationshipsStudy explores the dynamics and repercussions of unconditional support in interpersonal relationships.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 12, 2019·6 min readThe empathy option: The science of how and why we choose to be empatheticIs empathy really on the decline, as a recent study suggests? Researchers investigate how and why people chose to be empathetic, or to avoid empathy, in their daily lives.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 5, 2019·4 min readRats use same brain area as humans to empathize with othersReducing activity in the anterior cingulate decreases empathetic responses in rats. The data suggests an observer shares the emotions of others as it enables them to prepare for danger.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 22, 2019·2 min readBrain imaging reveals neural correlates of human social behaviorBrain imaging studies shed new light on social behaviors such as empathy and team flow. The findings provide new understanding of the neural basis of social behaviors and conditions involving social dysfunction.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 20, 2019·4 min readIntrovert? You may just be bad at recognizing facesExtroverts perform significantly better at facial recognition tasks than introverts.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 3, 2019·4 min readNo evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathyA new study challenges the existing theory that testosterone levels are linked to reduced cognitive empathy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 1, 2019·4 min readAdolescents’ fun seeking predicts both risk taking and prosocial behaviorA positive correlation has been identified between prosocial and rebellious behaviors in teens. The more risk taking behaviors a teen exhibited, the more likely they were to act prosocially. The findings suggest the same developmental processes are at work for both types of behaviors. Also noted was faster brain development in the medial prefrontal cortex predicted a decrease in rebellious behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 29, 2019·2 min readBabies display empathy for victims as early as 6 monthsChildren as young as 6 months can show empathy for victims. The findings debunk the theory that the ability to empathize only develops after one year of age.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·July 16, 2019·3 min readNon-binary link to autismNon-binary and transgender people have a higher risk of autism, a new study reports. The risk is significantly higher for those who were assigned the female gender at birth.Read More