(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from a large number of institutions in Germany has conducted a study that has revealed more about the way interpersonal attraction works in the brain. In their paper published ...
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Ireland's Trinity College and Caltech in the US have found after analyzing brain scans of young volunteers, that two brain regions appear to be involved the decision making process when ...
A new Tel Aviv University study reveals an intriguing phenomenon for the first time: the anticipation of social interactions and the desire to cultivate strong friendships with people in our midst can sometimes subconsciously ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Simply thinking about potential infection seems to increase people's concerns about their own physical appearance, especially if they are chronic germ worriers, according to new research in Psychological Science. The findings ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Our romantic choices are not just based on feelings and emotions, but how rich we feel compared to others, a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology has found.
May 24, 2016
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Scientists demonstrate for first time that men, women mean what they say – guys care more about attractiveness, women care more about social status.
Aug 26, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at LWL-University Hospital in Bochum, Germany have found that male volunteers looking at photographs of human eyes were better at guessing the "mood" of the person in the picture, if the person ...
We've all been warned not to "judge a book by its cover," but inevitably we do it anyway. It's difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that a person's outward appearance reflects something meaningful about his or her ...
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Research Associate Meike Scheller, from Durham University's Psychology Department, tells us about her research into the diverse types and levels of attraction that drive our partner choices, and what we can learn from other ...
Feb 24, 2023
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You've probably heard of "beer goggles", but a new scientific study published by Dr. Carlota Batres today has found evidence of "beauty goggles."
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