FeaturedNeurosciencePsychologyVisual Neuroscience·July 21, 2022·3 min readVisually Perceptive Moms Are More Sensitive ParentsA mother's ability to recognize positive emotions on the faces of other adults predicts her sensitivity and responsiveness to her child four months later.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 12, 2022·5 min readIf You Love ASMR You Might Be More SensitivePeople who enjoy ASMR have heightened sensory sensitivity, a new study reports. Many people who react positively to ASMR also experience higher levels of bodily awareness, greater sensitivity to bodily sensations, and often are easily overstimulated by their environment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 4, 2021·5 min readThe Sensitive Brain at RestA new study sheds light on how highly sensitive people process information. After experiencing something emotionally evocative, brain activity displayed a depth of processing while at rest. Depth of processing is a key feature of high emotional sensitivity.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 3, 2020·4 min readStudy in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes47% of differences in sensitivity between individuals are a result of genetics, while 53% of the differences are a result of environmental factors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 28, 2018·3 min readSensitive Babies Become Altruistic ToddlersA baby's attention to fearful faces may predict their level of altruism as toddlers, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 23, 2014·4 min readSensitive? Emotional? Empathetic? It Could be in Your GenesA new neuroimaging study finds physical evidence that the highly sensitive brain responds powerfully to emotional images.Read More
