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·September 22, 2017·4 min read

You Can ‘Pick Up’ a Good or Bad Mood From Your Friends

A new study reveals how the mood of one friend can impact the moods of others in their social circle.

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·September 20, 2017·5 min read

Oxytocin Turns Up the Volume of Your Social Environment

According to researchers, blocking the activity of oxytocin restored normal social behavior in stressed mice.

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·September 20, 2017·6 min read

New Tool to Assess Individual’s Level of Wisdom Developed

UCSD researchers have developed a new method to assess a person's levels of wisdom. The test, SD-WISE, uses neurobiology, as well as a psychosocial basis to measure the individual level of wisdom.

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·September 18, 2017·5 min read

Sex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, But Overlap in Male Brains

According to a new study, while brain regions that control sexual and aggressive behaviors in male and female mice are the same, the way they are wired is different.

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·September 18, 2017·5 min read

Dogs’ Social Skills Linked to Oxytocin Sensitivity

A new study reports genetic variations in sensitivity to oxytocin allows dogs to be more sociable and seek out contact with their owners.

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·September 16, 2017·4 min read

Wolves Understand Cause and Effect Better Than Dogs

A new study reveals domestication has altered the cognitive abilities of dogs, especially when it comes to determining cause and effect.

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·September 13, 2017·5 min read

When Music Makes Male Faces More Attractive

Exposure to music, specifically complex and highly stimulating music, leads women to rate male faces as more attractive and increases willingness to date the men pictured, a new study reports.

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·September 13, 2017·4 min read

Teens’ Ability to Consider the Intentions of Others Linked to Structural Changes in the Brain

A new Scientific Reports study links structural changes in the teenage brain to behavioral changes when it comes to understanding the intention of others.

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·September 11, 2017·3 min read

Looking Stressed Can Help Keep the Peace

Scratching when stressed may have evolved as a communication tool to help reduce aggression and lessen conflict with others, a new study reports.

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·September 11, 2017·4 min read

‘Power Poses’ Don’t Work, Studies Suggest

A popular TED Talk argues power poses helps to boost confidence and increases chances of success. A number of new studies challenges the assertions, reporting that power poses may make people feel more powerful, but that is where the effect ends.

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·September 5, 2017·4 min read

How Music Alters Our Perception of Touch

The sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.

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·September 2, 2017·4 min read

For Academic Success A Little Stress May Help

A new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry reports children who experience very little or too much stress when they start secondary education are at higher risk of dropping out of school than those who experience moderate anxiety.