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          ·December 29, 2019·4 min read

          Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state

          From eroding the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain critical for impulse control, to damaging the dopamine reward system, researchers evaluate the impact of viewing pornography on the brain.
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          ·December 26, 2019·4 min read

          Why some people distrust atheists

          25% of the population in the US identify as non-religious, with 3% actively identifying as atheist. Researchers investigate why many people distrust those who identify as being atheist.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 6, 2019·4 min read

          Bad to the bone or just bad behavior?

          How we perceive moral goodness or moral badness, as either biological and innate traits or potentially changeable, can guide whether we are willing to be lenient over other peoples' transgressions.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·August 15, 2019·3 min read

          Testosterone has a complicated relationship with moral reasoning

          Contrary to popular belief, a new study reveals higher levels of testosterone may make people more sensitive to moral norms.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 19, 2019·4 min read

          Humans aren’t designed to be happy

          Researchers argue humans did not evolve to be consistently happy but primarily survive and reproduce. Evolution, they say, placed an advantage on depression, preventing humans from engaging in risky or hopeless situations.
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          ·June 14, 2019·4 min read

          Moral emotions, a diagnostic tool for frontotemporal dementia?

          Moral emotions are significantly more impaired than emotions without moral content in those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By contrast, those with Alzheimer's disease exhibit similar performance in both moral and extra-moral emotions as healthy subjects. The findings provide a novel biomarker for the diagnosis of FTD.
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          FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·April 5, 2019·3 min read

          When robots commit wrongdoing, people may incorrectly assign the blame

          As robots become more autonomous, people will regard them as more responsible for accidental wrongdoing.
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          ·February 25, 2019·4 min read

          Some Personal Beliefs and Morals May Stem From Genetics

          A new study reports genetics, in addition to environmental factors, influence morals and some personal behaviors in adults.
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          ·October 18, 2018·4 min read

          High Stakes Decision Making Causes More Cheating and Less Charity

          According to researchers, when faced with high stakes decision making tasks, people are more likely to lose sight of personal morality, leading to more cheating and less charitable efforts.
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          ·October 4, 2018·5 min read

          How People Judge Good From Bad

          Researchers shed light on how people decide whether certain behaviors are moral or immoral.
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          ·September 17, 2018·3 min read

          Are We Predisposed to Forgive?

          A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.
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          FeaturedNeuroethicsNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 15, 2018·4 min read

          Our Shared Reality is Fraying

          Researchers report truth is key to normal human interactions and consider how society might be losing its sense of shared reality.
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          Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

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          Mood Dips During Pill Pause

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          Visual Recognition Memory: Familiarity Decoded by Brief Spikes

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          HSN Neuron Unravels Behavior Mysteries

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