Psychology & Psychiatry

The secret to being a secret-keeper

If you want to be told a secret you're better off being assertive and compassionate rather than enthusiastic and polite, according to University of Queensland researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Childhood friendships may have some health benefits in adulthood

Time spent with friends in childhood is associated with physical health in adulthood, according to data from a multi-decade study of men. The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How reciprocity can magnify inequality

People tend to reciprocate others' actions in ways that increase disparities in wealth, according to findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Neuroscience

LSD blurs boundaries between the experience of self and other

LSD reduces the borders between the experience of the self and others, and thereby affects social interactions. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now found that the serotonin 2A receptor in the human brain is critically ...

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