Eye contact and body language are critical in social interaction, but exactly how the brain uses this information in order to inform behavior in real time is not well understood.
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A therapist-guided digital cognitive behavioral therapy reduced distress in 89% of participants living with long-term physical health conditions, a new King's College London study finds. The findings appear in Psychological ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Researchers at QUT have investigated the association between social isolation, or loneliness, and food and eating-related behaviors both during and outside of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Feb 13, 2024
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Associate professor and clinical psychologist, Sarah Lowe's research centers on the long-term mental health consequences of traumatic and stressful life events that affect individuals and communities, including those related ...
Feb 13, 2024
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To improve upon current scientific understanding of how our feelings, emotions, and moods relate to and impact human behavior—known in the field as "affective science"—an interdisciplinary task force of 173 scientists ...
Feb 12, 2024
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A study by a team at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) has cast a new light on the superior colliculus (SC), a deep-seated brain structure often overshadowed by its more prominent cortical neighbor. Their discovery uncovers ...
Feb 12, 2024
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While instrumental lies—a type of parental lie told to encourage behavioral changes—may lead to behavioral compliance, a new study by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) suggests that children ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Researchers led by Prof. Zhang Yongqing from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have established for the first time a brain slice electrophysiology system in an autism-associated ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Fine motor skills in young children are linked to better GCSE scores and fewer behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence, according to a study from the University of Surrey and Birkbeck, University of London.
Feb 7, 2024
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Our everyday lives are full of rules, such as how we should dress, how we greet each other, which side of the road we drive on, and when we cross at traffic lights. These and many other social norms are the basis for human ...
Feb 7, 2024
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