New research shows that children ages 3 to 5 can identify happiness, sadness, calmness, and fear in music, but that children who show fewer signs of empathy or guilt have more difficulty.

New study suggests that people who frequently watch pornography or engage in other solitary sexual activities may react differently to sexual cues

‘Boiling frog’ effect makes people oblivious to threat of climate crisis, shows study

Individuals adhering to ketogenic diet are less likely to suffer from depression

Young men who believe 'the news will find me' are more likely to believe false info about drugs and misuse prescriptions. Gender shapes this link.

Spontaneous mind wandering linked to heavier social smartphone use

Attractive long-term mates have an unexpected effect on women’s creativity - they are linked to lower creativity in women, and this drop was explained by heightened sexual arousal

Parents frequently try to influence who their children date

Scientists reveal a widespread but unidentified psychological phenomenon

How much does online negativity really affect your mind

Ghosting (cutting off communication without explanation) can lead to emotional pain on par with being explicitly rejected

Research has found individuals high in psychopathy and FoMO are consistently more likely to engage in online political activity

Narcissistic individuals are more prone to maladaptive daydreaming

Psychedelic drug DMT and near death experiences

Owning a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mind health and wellbeing in early adulthood, according to a global study of more than 100,000 young people…

Students more likely to pass oral exams at noon — and that might apply to job interviews, too

Men were more likely than women to prioritize physical attractiveness in a long-term partner

People with persistent high grief symptoms had an 88% higher risk of dying within 10 years

People’s ideal leader isn’t hyper-masculine — new study shows preference for androgynous traits

Political polarization is rising and mirrors patterns seen in mental health distortions

A new study suggests that when Americans learn about members of Congress profiting from stock trading, their trust in Congress falls—and so does their willingness to comply with the laws that Congress passes.

The willingness of those in power to act fairly depends on how easily others can collectively push back against unfair treatment, s new study has found

People with higher cognitive abilities have weaker moral foundations

Liberals and conservatives were more open to befriending someone from the other side when that person had a politically diverse group of friends

Some people continue to engage in self-sabotaging behaviour even after intervention due to a persistent failure to connect their actions with consequences

People who have a lot of friends actually experience greater distress than others when they are socially excluded by strangers, a study found

Friendships between Americans who hold different political views are surprisingly uncommon

Although the differences between liberal and conservative students were small, they were consistent and measurable

Even though they believe expert-only voting makes for better and faster decisions, kids still think it is more fair to let everyone vote to decide things.

Your reason for dating shapes the kind of relationship you build and how stable it will be

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