FeaturedPsychology·October 6, 2016·5 min readApes Understand Some Things Are All in Your HeadResearchers reveal apes, like humans, have the ability to recognize that some beliefs may differ from reality.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 20, 2016·3 min readVirtual Reality Training Improves Social Skills in People With AutismChildren with ASD demonstrated improved social cognition skills and reported better real world relationships following virtual reality training.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·September 15, 2016·4 min readLink Between Touch of People With Autism and Social Difficulties IdentifiedResearchers report people with ASD may have difficulties in determining which tactile sensations belong to the actions of someone else.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 13, 2016·3 min readChildren’s Willpower Linked to Smoking Habits Later in LifeResearchers report children with low self control at the age of 10 were more likely to take up smoking as adolescence and had higher rates of smoking during adulthood.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·September 8, 2016·5 min readPotential Drug Target for Increasing Social Interaction in Autism: Mouse StudyA new study reports on a new drug target that has the potential to increase social interaction in some forms of ASD.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 8, 2016·5 min readSharing Stories Synchronizes Group MemoriesAccording to researchers, collective memories are influenced both by the person recalling the information and by those sharing memories with a group.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 8, 2016·6 min readUsing MRI Techniques to Induce Feelings About FacesAn MRI feedback technique induced specific feelings about people's faces, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 2, 2016·4 min readBabies Chew on Subtle Social and Cultural Cues at MealtimeBabies pay close attention to what food is eaten around them and who is eating it, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 29, 2016·4 min readFacial Cues Influence How Social Exclusion is JudgedPeople who appear warm and incompetent receive more support in social situations, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 24, 2016·7 min readBrain Reduces Cell Production to Help Us Cope in Unstable TimesA new study reports the brains of animals faced with disruptions in their social hierarchy produced far fewer new neurons in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 17, 2016·3 min readHow The Brain DevelopsA new study will look at how brain connections mature and develop from childhood to adulthood.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 15, 2016·4 min readFinding the Brain’s Generosity CenterA new study reveals a brain area that lights up when we do good for others is more active in empathetic people.Read More
