FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 23, 2019·3 min readSeven seconds of Spiderman viewing yields a 20% phobia symptom reductionStudy reports people with insect phobias reported a 20% reduction in symptoms following seven-seconds of exposure to the superhero movies Spiderman and Antman.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 26, 2018·3 min readCan Superman Trigger Heroic Helping in People?Researchers report priming people with images of superheros increases their prosocial behaviors.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 4, 2018·3 min readGood Guys in Superhero Movies More Violent that VillainsResearchers report acts of violence by superheros in popular movies significantly outnumber those performed by the villains. The study reveals male superhero characters commit five times as many violent acts per movie hour than female protagonists.Read More