FeaturedPsychology·August 27, 2018·6 min readHow We Judge Personality from Faces Depends on Our Beliefs About How Personality WorksFacial impressions are shaped by both our perception of the face's specific features and out beliefs about personality, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 17, 2018·4 min read16 Going On 66: Will You be the Same Person 50 Years From Now?According to a new study, personality is both stable and malleable across our lifespan.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 27, 2018·3 min readArtificial Intelligence Can Predict Your Personality By Simply Tracking Your EyesResearchers have developed a new deep learning algorithm that can reveal your personality type, based on the Big Five personality trait model, by simply tracking eye movements.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2018·3 min readChimpanzee Personality Traits Linked to Their Brain StructureResearchers report personality traits in chimpanzees are correlated to the size of their hippocampus. The study reports greater hippocampal volume is linked to an increase in alpha behavior and decreased self regulatory function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 29, 2018·7 min readPredicting Intelligence From Brain ScansResearchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that uses fMRI data to predict a person's intelligence.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 25, 2018·4 min readPutting Oneself in Another Person’s Place is the Best Antidote Against PrejudiceWhile empathy may not have a direct effect on prejudice, researchers say it does have an indirect influence via personality and attitude. The study reveals a person with low empathy is more likely to score high on authoritarianism and is indirectly more susceptible to show prejudice.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·April 21, 2018·4 min readCan a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?A new article looks at how TBI can force personality changes in patients.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 9, 2018·4 min readSpoken Language Reveals How People Develop and MatureA new study explores how personality development and ego may be reflected in our everyday language. Researchers hope their findings will shed light on moral, social and cognitive development.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 26, 2018·5 min readThe Surprising Benefits of Being a PessimistResearchers reveal how being pessimistic may be beneficial for performance, confidence and health.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 16, 2017·6 min readAfter 12 Years of Searching for Cause of Bipolar Disorder, Researchers Conclude it Has ManyFollowing a 12 year long study, researchers have identified seven phenoclasses that can help doctors to diagnose and track the progression of bipolar disorder in patients.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 11, 2017·7 min readIndustrial Revolution Left a Damaging Psychological Imprint on Today’s PopulationsPeople who are historically more reliant on the coal industry tend to have more negative personality traits, University of Cambridge researchers report. The researchers believe this could be a lasting effect of the Industrial Revolution.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 30, 2017·4 min readSadism Leads Certain People to Seek Vengeance, Study FindsAccording to researchers, those with sadistic tenancies, who enjoy seeing people suffer, are more likely to seek revenge against those they believe have wronged them.Read More