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Neuroscience

Implanted wireless device triggers mice to form instant bond

Northwestern University researchers are building social bonds with beams of light.

May 10, 2021

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Neuroscience

Newly discovered node in brain could expand understanding of dysfunctional social behavior

What's the difference between a giggle and a belly laugh? Or a yelp and an all-out scream? In many species, including humans, the volume and duration of a verbal sound conveys as much information as the noise itself.

Mar 31, 2021

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Wisdom, loneliness and your intestinal multitude

The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom's defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates into greater happiness and life satisfaction while being less wise ...

Mar 25, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19

Can't stop checking social media for the latest COVID-19 health information? You might want to take a break, according to researchers at Penn State and Jinan University who discovered that excessive use of social media for ...

Sep 29, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Are we all OCD now, with obsessive hand-washing and technology addiction?

One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with severe OCD came to my office wearing gloves and a mask and refused to sit on any of the "contaminated" ...

Jun 16, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same

The media is replete with COVID-19 stories about people clearing supermarket shelves—and the backlash against them. Have people gone mad? How can one individual be overfilling his own cart, while shaming others who are ...

Mar 30, 2020

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Psychologists analyze language to categorize human goals

Categorizing the goals of people has long been a challenge for psychologists, with wide disagreement regarding any set of terms intended to cover all of the factors that motivate human behavior.

Oct 29, 2019

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression rates not budging for lesbian and gay teens

While fewer straight teens suffer depression than did two decades ago, the same cannot be said for lesbian, gay and bisexual teens.

Oct 22, 2019

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Neuroscience

Brain region plays key role in regulation of parenting behavior, study finds

The amygdala—a region of the brain known to be involved in emotions and social behaviors—has been found to play a critical role in the regulation of parenting behavior, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. Differences ...

Mar 8, 2019

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