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·February 24, 2020·5 min read

Research finds support for ‘Trump effect’

Inflammatory speeches about racial issues from political elites embolden some members of the public to express their own prejudices.

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·February 24, 2020·3 min read

Generosity and selfishness: A neural dance

Unique signatures of neural synchrony reflect whether pro-social or anti-social decisions are made. Brain regions, including the cingulate gyrus, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex, are highly synchronized when pro-social behavior is exhibited but decreases in the presence of anti-social behavior.

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·February 14, 2020·4 min read

Acetaminophen and forgiveness may alleviate emotional and physical pain of exclusion

For those who face social rejection, researchers believe they have found a simple antidote. The study reports combining the over-the-counter pain killer acetaminophen with a dose of forgiveness can help alleviate both the physical and emotional pain of social rejection.

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·February 14, 2020·4 min read

Mother nature and child development: Reshaping modern play spaces for children’s health

Allowing a child to play in nature helps improve their physical health, motor skills, learning ability, social development, and emotional wellbeing.

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·February 4, 2020·5 min read

Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food and help others

As early as 19 months of age, children start to show altruistic behaviors. The study reports even when a small child is hungry, they will give their snack to a stranger in need. Findings reveal not only do young children engage in altruistic behavior, but early social experiences can also help shape future altruistic behaviors.

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·January 31, 2020·5 min read

Want to change your personality? It may not be easy to do alone

Changing aspects of your personality, such as becoming more extroverted or conscientious, can be difficult to achieve based on desire alone.

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·January 30, 2020·4 min read

People may lie to appear honest

The desire to appear honest can lead people to lie, researchers report.

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·January 29, 2020·5 min read

Study challenges assumptions about social interaction difficulties in autism

Successful social interactions for adults on the autism spectrum revolve around partner compatibility, not just the skill set of the other person.

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·January 29, 2020·5 min read

Link between autism and cognitive impairment discovered

Study identifies a short gene segment crucial for brain development and information processing. The absence of the gene segment induces altered social behaviors, learning difficulties, and memory deficits, which are hallmarks of a subset of ASD.

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·January 24, 2020·3 min read

Imbalance between serotonin and dopamine in social anxiety disorder

Study reports the balance between serotonin and dopamine may be a risk factor for a person developing social anxiety disorder.

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·January 21, 2020·4 min read

‘Love hormone’ oxytocin improves attachment issues in people with autism

Male patients on the autism spectrum who were given oxytocin for four weeks experienced improvements in social attachment behaviors for up to 12 months.