FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 14, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Meditation Can Make Some Americans More Selfish and Less GenerousMindful meditation causes those who consider themselves to be more "independent-minded" or egocentric to become less generous and more selfish, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 12, 2021·3 min readChildhood Lead Exposure May Adversely Affect Adults’ PersonalitiesEarly-life exposure to atmospheric lead was associated with less mature and less healthy personality traits in adults.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 30, 2021·6 min readGenetic Risks for Nicotine Dependence Span a Range of Traits and DiseasesHigher polygenetic risk scores for schizophrenia, depression, neuroticism, and alcohol use disorder are indicators for higher risk of nicotine dependence.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosPsychology·June 28, 2021·4 min readTraits of a Troll: Research Reveals Motives of Internet TrollingIndividuals with dark triad personality traits, including narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, combined with feeling schadenfreude, taking pleasure from the misfortune of others, are more likely to indulge in internet trolling.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·June 22, 2021·4 min readPersonality Traits Relate to Being a Morning or Evening PersonPeople who ranked higher for conscientiousness and lower in openness tend to be morning people, a new study reports. Researchers say the link between personality traits and morning/evening chronotypes is partly due to genetic factors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 13, 2021·3 min readMachiavellianism Predicts Approval of Mind Upload TechnologyA new study finds those with Machiavellian personality traits are more open to the prospect of mind uploading once the technology becomes available. The study raises concerns about those with dark triad personality traits could disproportionately adopt the technology and supports concerns about antisocial use of artificial general intelligence.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2021·8 min readFrom Psychopaths to ‘Everyday Sadists’: Why Do Humans Harm the Harmless?Researchers investigate why some people take pleasure in hurting more vulnerable people.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2021·4 min readEmpathic and Altruistic, or Cold and Individualistic: Our Brains Reveal the TruthPrefrontal cortex activity reveals those who have a more detached personality have similar activity when processing information relating to both social and non-social stimuli. By contrast, those who are more agreeable have significant differences in PFC activity when processing the different forms of information.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 14, 2021·4 min readWhat Does Your Voice Say About You? Study Links Personality Traits to Voice CharacteristicsA new study reveals a link between vocal characteristics and individual personality traits. Those with deeper voices were more dominant, extroverted, and tended to rank higher in sociosexuality. Researchers found no difference between men and women.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 2, 2021·5 min readHow to Distinguish a Psychopath From a ‘Shy-Chopath’While conventional thought considers those with psychopathic traits to be outgoing, charming, and bold, researchers say that many with psychopathy are more introverted.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 26, 2021·3 min readHow the Brain Encodes Social Network StructureBrain regions associated with spatial processing also appear to govern and encode information about social relationships.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 15, 2021·5 min readStudy Links Parkinson’s Disease and NeuroticismA new study reveals those who score high on the personality traits associated with neuroticism are at higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease.Read More