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Your phone chimes, it's a message from your partner. You reply instantly because that's what you always do.
Jan 4, 2019
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Your phone chimes, it's a message from your partner. You reply instantly because that's what you always do.
Jan 4, 2019
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New research from King's College London has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better—but only with trustworthy people. In the first study to look in detail at how MDMA impacts cooperative ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Duke-NUS researchers have discovered that a growth factor protein, called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and its receptor, tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) affects social dominance in mice. The research has ...
Oct 19, 2018
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People spend much of their time within social groups but those with schizophrenia commonly describe difficulty with trusting others. Using a public goods game to study social interactions in individuals with the disorder, ...
Sep 27, 2018
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A key ingredient of energy drinks could be exacerbating some of the negative effects of binge drinking according to a new study.
Aug 14, 2018
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We all like to think of ourselves as morally sound individuals. However in doing so we often assume that morality is static – that we are consistently moral to some extent over time. In reality, research suggests that most ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure: we do things that make us feel good or work in a specific job because it's rewarding or pays well. These experiences help shape our perspectives on life and ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Boys with autism are more prone to develop physical complaints, depression and aggressive behaviour. Psychologists at Leiden University have discovered that this is mainly related to rumination. Publication in the Journal ...
Apr 3, 2018
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Low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy and breast feeding may be related to an unusual pattern of brain development that can lead to differences in social behaviour of children in later life, according to a study published ...
Mar 20, 2018
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The academic discipline of psychology was developed largely in North America and Europe. Some would argue it's been remarkably successful in understanding what drives human behaviour and mental processes, which have long ...
Mar 9, 2018
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