Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of brain from just above one ear to the other.
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People who worried more about COVID-19 also took more precautions against catching the disease, a new study led by a Dickinson College researcher finds. The journal Psychology & Health published the study. Psychology Professor ...
May 16, 2022
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People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of well-being in adulthood.
Apr 26, 2022
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It's an age-old question: do we—in older age—get better at regulating our emotions? Even responding more positively? The answer, according to a study conducted by UNSW psychologist Susanne Schweizer and colleagues from ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Getting old is usually seen as unappealing, but aging in fact has some positive effects. One of the advantages of getting old is feeling better. Older people generally experience more positive and fewer negative emotions ...
Dec 15, 2021
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The first national COVID-19 lockdown that started in March 2020 presented an opportunity for researchers to investigate how people engage with nature via social media and whether there are associations between this form of ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Eyes play an important role in social communication by expressing the intentions of our interlocutors, and even more so in times of pandemic when half of the face is hidden. But is this eye contact automatic and rapid? Is ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Depending on the topic, people's attitudes can change from moment to moment or last a lifetime. The factors that make one opinion long-lasting and another ephemeral, however, are not always clear.
Mar 9, 2021
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Music prompts strong emotional responses. But it turns out it's not just the sound, or even the lyrics, that control the emotions we experience.
Nov 19, 2020
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To function well in society, people must be able to control their emotional reactions from time to time. This usually goes well, but this control can fail, for example with aggressive behavior in traffic or in people with ...
Oct 22, 2020
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