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·February 9, 2021·4 min read

Marmoset Monkeys Have Personalities Too

A new study sheds light on personality traits in marmoset monkeys.

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·February 8, 2021·5 min read

Can the Brain Resist the Group Opinion?

Even when people adjust their view as a result of social influence, their brain activity shows traces of prior disagreements.

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·February 1, 2021·4 min read

Experts Put New Method of Analyzing Children’s Play to the Test

Researchers propose new methods of how to study the stages children go through when they choose to play with one another.

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·January 26, 2021·5 min read

LSD May Offer Viable Treatment for Certain Mental Disorders

LSD increases social behaviors by activating 5-HTPA serotonin receptors and AMPA receptors in the prefrontal cortex, and the mTORC1 protein. Activating all three factors promoted social interactions. The findings suggest supervised LSD microdosing may help alleviate some of the social problems associated with ASD and other mental health disorders that impact social behaviors.

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·January 14, 2021·2 min read

Disagreeing Takes up a Lot of Brain Real Estate

When people agree, their brains display a synchrony of activity in sensory areas. When they disagree, may other brain regions associated with cognitive function become active.

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·December 31, 2020·4 min read

9 Tips to Give Yourself the Best Shot at Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions

Researchers explore psychological tricks and tips to help you reach your New Year Resolution goals.

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·December 27, 2020·6 min read

Love and Hate in the Brain

Activity in the medial preoptic area tilts the mouse brain toward love and affection, while activity in the ventromedial hypothalamus is associated with more aggressive or hateful acts.

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·December 8, 2020·4 min read

Mother’s Empathy Linked to ‘Epigenetic’ Changes to the Oxytocin Gene

Methylation of the oxytocin gene OXT was associated with maternal personal distress, resulting in harsher parenting. OXT methylation was also negatively correlated with gray matter in the right inferior temporal gyrus.

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·December 6, 2020·4 min read

Spotting Liars Is Hard, but Our New Method Is Effective and Ethical

The AIM technique is almost 40% more accurate at lie detection than traditional methods.

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·November 29, 2020·5 min read

Laughing Is Good for Your Mind and Your Body, Here’s What the Research Shows

Researchers investigate how laughter improves both mental and physical well-being.

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·November 25, 2020·3 min read

The Smell of Cooperation

The smell of a cooperative rat is enough to trigger altruistic responses in other rodents.

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·November 17, 2020·5 min read

The Neural Mechanisms Behind Support for Political Violence

People with strong moral and political convictions who saw images of protestors congruent to their own views showed activation in the brain's reward system. The study suggests violent acts in political protests can arise as a desire to act morally, rather than from bad intentions.