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·June 29, 2017·4 min readPeople Prove Adept at Predicting Emotional TransitionsWhile it is easy for most of us to read the emotions of those around us at a given time, researchers suggest that people are also skilled at predicting future emotions in others, thanks to a mental model of emotional transitions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 28, 2021·8 min readChildren Do Not Understand Concept of Others Having False Beliefs Until Age 6 or 7Young children do not understand true or false belief, instead, they rely on perceptual access reasoning. The findings upend the longstanding belief that theory of mind is acquired by age four.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeuroscience·September 2, 2020·4 min readAutism May Not Be Tied to MindblindnessReassessing years of research on Theory of Mind in autism, researchers argue the brains of those with ASD may be able to grasp what others think but may have a more difficult time processing the degree to which others think differently from themselves.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 9, 2019·5 min readEmpathy and cooperation go hand in handA capacity for empathy is key in sustaining cooperation between a social group. Findings reveal empathy can evolve through a process of social contagion.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 17, 2018·3 min readAre We Predisposed to Forgive?A new study reports our cognitive flexibility in judging those who wrong us may shed light on both the human tendency to forgive, and explain why people hold on to those who continue to wrong them.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 14, 2021·4 min readWomen Better at Reading Minds Than MenNew study reveals women are better at mentalizing and picking up on subtle behavioral cues of others than men.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 4, 2018·4 min readWhat’s Your First Memory? Did It Ever Really Happen?What is the earliest memory you can recall? How sure are you the event really happened? Researchers say our earliest memories are more likely to be fictional.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 22, 2017·4 min readLike Adults, Children Show Bias in Attributing Mental States to OthersA new study reveals an early origin for certain social phenomena, including dehumanizing and bias between social groups.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2018·4 min readBrain Area Involved in Understanding Social Interactions IdentifiedResearchers implicate the posterior superior temporal sulcus in our ability to process social interactions efficiently.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·July 12, 2021·6 min readYou Can Snuggle Wolf Pups All You Want, They Still Won’t ‘Get’ You Quite Like Your DogAfter 14,000 years of domestication, dogs have an edge in both cognition and people-reading skills over wolves.Read More
