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·May 6, 2025·4 min read

Finger Movements Offer New Clues for Autism Detection

Subtle hand movements during grasping tasks may help diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with high accuracy. Using machine learning, researchers analyzed how autistic and non-autistic individuals used their fingers to grasp objects, achieving approximately 85% classification accuracy.

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·February 4, 2024·5 min read

Debunking Love Myths: A New Look at Romance and Science

A new study challenges popular romance myths, debunking the Five Love Languages with evidence-based research. The work, proposes a 'balanced diet' metaphor for expressing love, emphasizing the need for diverse and evolving expressions of affection in relationships.

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·December 14, 2023·4 min read

Leap of Faith: How Belief in God Spurs Risk-Taking

Religious beliefs influence risk-taking behaviors. Focusing on Christian Americans, the research found that those who view God as a protective figure are more confident in undertaking risks.

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·October 26, 2023·5 min read

Autism Poses Advantage in Bystander Scenarios

Researchers shed light on the lesser-discussed advantages of autism in workplace settings. Contrary to the 'bystander effect', where individuals are less likely to intervene in adverse situations when others are present, those with autism do not conform to this norm.

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·November 17, 2022·4 min read

Mask-Wearing Can Make It More Difficult to Recognize Masked and Unmasked Faces of Others

When you are wearing a face mask, it may be more difficult for you to recognize people, even if they are not wearing masks.

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·June 7, 2022·6 min read

How Mothers Calm Their Distressed Infants With Soothing Signals

Study reveals how postpartum depression has an impact on how a mother soothes her baby and changes in maternal neurobiological mechanisms when it comes to soothing.

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·February 7, 2022·4 min read

Who Is That? Kids Find It More Difficult Than Adults to Recognize Faces Behind Masks

Findings suggest children's facial perception abilities are not only profoundly impaired when people wear facemasks, but the level of impairment is greater than in adults.

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·July 7, 2021·5 min read

Dancing With Music Can Halt Most Debilitating Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Weekly musical dance classes can help to improve daily living and motor functions in those with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease.

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·June 4, 2020·4 min read

Some infants can identify differences in musical tones at six months

Approximately 30% of six-month-old babies can discriminate between differences in musical tones.

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·March 24, 2020·3 min read

How well do you know the back of your hand, really?

We often overestimate the length of the back of our hands, even though we perceive our palm length accurately.

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·February 13, 2020·3 min read

Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?

While being bilingual delays the onset of dementia, the decline into full-blown Alzheimer's disease is more rapid in those who speak two or more languages than in monolingual people.

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·June 4, 2019·4 min read

Brains of children with epilepsy able to re-map after surgery to retain visual perception

Following surgery, the brains of children with epilepsy are able to remap and compensate for damaged areas of the visual cortex. The findings shed light on brain plasticity.