Psychology & Psychiatry
Eyes are windows to the soul—and evolution
Why do we become saucer-eyed from fear and squint from disgust?
Mar 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows attractiveness of people not dependent on facial expression
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the U.K.'s University of Portsmouth have conducted a study with the aim of attempting to discern if the attractiveness of a person's face is impacted by facial expression. In their paper ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Expressing your emotions can reduce fear: study
(Medical Xpress)—Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? A new UCLA psychology study suggests that labeling your emotions at the precise moment you are confronting what ...
Sep 4, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Group finds facial expressions not as universal as thought
(Medical Xpress) -- For most of history, people have assumed that facial expressions are generally universal; a smile by someone of any cultural group generally is an expression of happiness or pleasure, for example. This ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Imaginary placebo intake study investigates neural response for regulating disgust
A study has compared the effects of a placebo pill and an imaginary pill in reducing visually induced disgust. The results showed that both interventions reduced the intensity of disgust at the images shown to the participants, ...
May 24, 2024
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Health
UK survey finds 'disgust factor' needs to be overcome if eating insects is to become truly mainstream
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) finds that insect-based foods remain unappealing in the UK, and more must be done to change attitudes towards and ...
May 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher films to haunted houses full of fake guts and gore.
Oct 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fear of catching COVID-19 heightened Americans' disgust sensitivity
Theory has it that disgust sensitivity—how intensely a person is repulsed by images, ideas or situations that could be considered terribly gross or merely unpleasant—is an evolutionary trait that initially helped humans ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Health
Some meat eaters disgusted by meat
Some meat eaters feel disgusted by meat, according to a new study.
May 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Saying 'I understand' makes a real difference, study shows
Showing support for a person who is upset over something they've experienced can help boost their positive feelings, new research shows.
Dec 30, 2020
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