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·December 19, 2016·4 min read

With Eyes or Nose? How Young Children Use Sensory Cues to Make Social Decisions

Smell influences how children evaluate strange faces, a new study reports.

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·December 16, 2016·6 min read

A Cure For Social Anxiety Disorder

A new study reports cognitive therapy appears to be most effective for treating social anxiety disorder.

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·December 15, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Make an Autism Breakthrough

Researchers report almost one thrid of all autism cases could be the result of a scarcity of nSR100, a protein important for brain development.

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·December 14, 2016·4 min read

Infants Show Apparent Awareness of Ethnic Differences

Children under the age of one appear to be able to notice differences when looking at the faces of women from different ethnic backgrounds, a new study reports.

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·December 3, 2016·5 min read

Being Part of a Community Group May Protect You From Cognitive Decline

Researchers report people aged 50 and over who participate in social activity through a community based group appear to have better cognitive function than their less social peers.

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·November 27, 2016·5 min read

Upward Mobility Boosts Immunity in Monkeys

A new study in rhesus monkeys shows the stress of a lower social status can alter the immune system, even in the absence of other risk factors.

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·November 17, 2016·5 min read

Transforming Recognition: A Type of Face Men Recognize Better Than Women

Researchers have discovered a type of face men are better at identifying than women: the faces of Transformer toys.

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·November 1, 2016·4 min read

Does Your Empathy Predict If You Would Stop and Help an Injured Person?

Researchers report the more empathetic you are, the more likely you are to play 'good Samaritan' and help an injured person.

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·October 31, 2016·2 min read

Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differences in Males and Females

Serotonin and arginine-vasopressin act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression and dominance, researchers report.

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·October 18, 2016·4 min read

Folinic Acid Could Help Children With Autism Communicate Better

A new study reports prescription doses of folinic acid may help improve language and communication skills in children with ASD.

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·October 13, 2016·5 min read

Possible Explanation For Why Male Mice Tolerate Stress Better Than Females

Researchers have discovered a key molecule that appears to reduce anxiety in male mice, but not females.

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·October 11, 2016·4 min read

Shakespeare Takes Center Stage Helping Children with Autism Improve Social Skills

Performing Shakespeare can help some children with Autism to improve social and communication skills, a new study reports.

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