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·January 31, 2022·3 min read

Perceived Fragile Masculinity Stifles Sexual Satisfaction and Honest Communication

Women may alter their own sexual behavior in an effort to protect their male partner's perceived sense of manhood. Researchers found women who perceived their partner's masculinity as more fragile tended to lower their sexual satisfaction. Additionally, women in relationships with males who they believed to experience "fragile masculinity" reported more anxiety and poorer communication in their relationship.

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·January 28, 2022·7 min read

How Stress and Anxiety Contribute to Youth Violence

The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents has doubled since before the COVID pandemic.

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·January 21, 2022·7 min read

Sex-Typical Behavior of Male and Female Mice Guided by Differences in Brain’s Gene Activity

Researchers discovered more than 1000 genes that are substantially more active in the brains of one sex versus the other. The findings may help behavioral sex differences in mammals.

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·January 19, 2022·3 min read

When People “Click” They Respond Faster to Each Other

The more connected people feel toward each other, the quicker they are to respond to one another in a conversation.

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·January 18, 2022·7 min read

“Hey, Alexa! Are You Trustworthy?”: The More Social Behaviors AI Assistants Exhibit, the More We Trust Them

People tend to think voice-user AI interfaces such as Siri or Alexa are more competent and emotionally engaging if they exhibit social cues.

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·January 3, 2022·5 min read

When Mom Talks, Are Infants With ASD Listening?

Infants and toddlers on the autism spectrum who showed the poorest neural responses to motherese, or baby-talk by parents, also displayed the most severe social symptoms, poorest language outcomes, and greatest impairments in behavioral preference and attention toward motherese. Conversely, neurotypical children showed stronger neural responses and affinity to motherese.

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·December 29, 2021·6 min read

Oxytocin in a Developing Fish Brain Determines Later Social Behavior

Zebrafish whose brains lacked oxytocin during the first two weeks of life had impaired capacity for social interaction as they aged. Researchers also found oxytocin-producing neurons were critical for the development of dopaminergic neurons.

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·December 27, 2021·2 min read

Children Will Confront Their Peers, but How They Do So Varies Across Cultures

Regardless of where children come from, they will challenge their peers who break the rules. However, how they challenge rule-breakers varies between cultures.

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·December 21, 2021·5 min read

Brain Mechanisms Involved in Learning Also Drive Social Conformity

A brain network implicated in learning by trial and error also becomes engaged when people adapt to social norms, a new study reports. Findings suggest people learn from social information similarly to learning by trial and error.

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·December 12, 2021·4 min read

Our Emotions and Identity Can Affect How We Use Grammar

Study reveals how emotional context affects how we use and understand language at the neural level.

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·December 7, 2021·5 min read

How Do Others Help Us Regulate Emotions?

While interpersonal emotional regulation appears to be ubiquitous and the people we reach out to are often supportive, they may not always provide the emotional support we are looking for.