When certain settings, people, or items—a bar, a friend, a glass—are paired with alcohol, they can become conditioned cues, eliciting drinking cravings. These learned reactions are associated with alcohol use disorder ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Many autistic people and ADHD-ers report using "masking" and "camouflaging" in their lives. This is where people conceal certain traits and replace them with neurotypical ones to avoid being recognized as neurominorities.
Jan 9, 2023
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Health and social services should be designed to be more sensitive to the shame felt by their clients, patients and service users, experts have said. Using a "shame lens" can transform interactions between professionals and ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Scientists used animated humanoid avatars to study how nonverbal cues influence people's behavior. Reported in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, the research offers insight into the brain mechanisms that drive social ...
Nov 30, 2021
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People on the autism spectrum often struggle to interpret facial cues, partially because they are unable to recognize how eye gaze direction is used to predict the actions and intentions of others. This can have huge implications ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Birth control pills are an effective and safe form of birth control; however, they are associated with a number of side effects, including mood alterations. A recent research study from Aarhus University has shown that women ...
May 20, 2020
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Turkey that's often bland and accompanied with cranberry sauce from a can? Stuffing yourself with food until you're set to burst? Those are two of the most common hallmarks of Thanksgiving, which most Americans around the ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Eye gaze helps infants communicate. Through everyday interactions, eye gaze establishes a social connection between parent and child and is linked to early word learning.
Oct 16, 2019
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Cues signaling trust and dominance are crucial for social life. Recent research from Dr. Dan Krawczyk's lab at the Center for BrainHealth explored whether administering two chemically similar hormones known to affect social ...
Aug 8, 2019
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For parents of a child with autism, communication is often the No. 1 hurdle. But what if there were a simple way to help them get their youngster talking?
Aug 8, 2019
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