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social neuroscience

·June 12, 2017·5 min read

Heavy Video Game Playing Can Be Part of a Healthy Social Life

A new study reveals heavy video gaming may not result in social anxiety or feelings of loneliness if players are socially engaged in social media or instant messaging.

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·June 11, 2017·2 min read

Study Links Certain Characteristics With ISIS Anxiety

Researchers report being female, having lower socio-economic status and having higher levels of PTSD symptoms are most associated to anxiety over potential terror attacks.

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·June 8, 2017·5 min read

Fatherhood Factors Influence How Dads Spend Time with Children

According to researchers, resources, relationships and parenting beliefs play key roles in how a father spends time with his children.

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·June 8, 2017·2 min read

Does Your Name Match Your Face?

Researchers investigate whether if a person's name matches their face they would be judged more positively than those with more incongruent names.

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·June 7, 2017·2 min read

Plus Sized Fashion Models Improve Women’s Psychological Health

Summary: A new study reports women experience enhanced psychological health after viewing images of average and plus sized models. Source:...

Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Girls More Likely to Have Sex, Take Sexual Risks, and Marry Young If They Menstruate Early

Researchers report girls who experience menstruation before the age of 12 are more likely to enter into sexual relationships, pregnancy and marriage earlier than girls who begin their periods at a more advanced age.

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·June 7, 2017·4 min read

Altruism Changing Western Society

A rise in individualism helps create generations of people with more altruistic mindsets, researchers report.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·June 7, 2017·6 min read

Social Experience Tweaks Genome Function to Modify Future Behavior

Researchers have identified the activity of a genetic network that responds to social stress in mice.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 7, 2017·5 min read

Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnoses at Age 2

Researchers use MRI data from six month old babies to show how brain regions connect and synchronize. By using neuroimaging, they were able to predict which infants were at higher risk of developing autism and would be diagnosed with ASD by 2 years of age.