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·January 14, 2021·3 min read

Getting Romantic at Home Wearing an EEG Cap

An EEG study of couples embarking on romantic gestures, such as hugging and kissing, reveal positive emotions are mainly processed in the left hemisphere of the brain.

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·August 18, 2020·2 min read

Romantic Relationship Dynamics May Be in Our Genes

Variations of CD38, a gene associated with attachment behaviors in humans and animals, may play a key role in relationship behaviors and perceptions that support bonding.

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·August 13, 2020·6 min read

We ‘Mirror-Image’ Touch During Sexual Interactions and Treat Our Partner’s Body Like Our Own

Study reveals people touch the areas of their partner's body that mirror the parts of their body they enjoy having touched. A strong correlation was also drawn between touch and gaze, suggesting the parts of the body people like to be touched on aligned closely to those they liked to be looked at.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Jealous Feelings Can Act as a Tool to Strengthen Friendships

Jealousy can be a useful tool in maintaining friendships, a new study report. Feelings of jealousy were linked to the value of the friendship and motivated behaviors to retain the relationship.

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·July 29, 2020·4 min read

How Women and Men Forgive Infidelity

Males and females view physical and emotional cheating differently. Women consider emotional affairs to be more serious, and men believe physical infidelity to be more serious generally. Researchers report if one partner feels their relationship is threatened by cheating, it is harder for them to forgive infidelity, regardless of gender.

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·June 25, 2020·4 min read

Couples that sleep together sleep better

Couples who sleep next to one another have increased REM sleep and less disrupted sleep than couples who slept individually.

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·June 23, 2020·3 min read

Social and behavioral factors most commonly associated with death identified

Fifty-seven social and behavioral factors have been identified as the top contributors to increased mortality. Of those, smoking, divorce, and alcohol abuse are the top factors that are associated with a reduced lifespan.

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·June 19, 2020·4 min read

The brain’s functional organization slows down following a relationship breakup

Findings reveal individual differences in the severity of depressive symptoms following a relationship breakdown are associated with changes in resting-state whole-brain dynamics.

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·June 16, 2020·4 min read

Your brain shows if you are lonely or not

In the medial prefrontal cortex, loneliness is associated with a reduced representational similarity between the self and others. Feeling socially disconnected may be mirrored by a self-representation of being a "loner."

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·May 23, 2020·5 min read

When is reading your partner’s emotions beneficial, and when harmful?

Study reveals when empathetic accuracy is beneficial, and also harmful, to relationships.

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·May 22, 2020·5 min read

Wired for marriage: The neural and genetic links to romantic love

Researchers have identified both genetic and neural mechanisms associated with romantic love and attachment. The maintenance of romantic love is not only associated with subcortical brain regions but also higher-order centers of the brain. The propensity to sustain romantic love appears to also be affected by genetic variability, specifically with genes associated with dopamine, vasopressin, and oxytocin.

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·March 19, 2020·4 min read

‘Feeling obligated’ can impact relationships during social distancing

Many of us feel obligated to perform acts for loved ones, such as calling more frequently or running an errand for an elderly friend, during this time of social distancing. Researchers report low-level obligations and acts of kindness can help strengthen relationships, while more substantive obligations can put a strain on relationships.