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Maternal warmth in childhood predicts key personality traits years later

12 days ago psypost.org psychology

Scientists use brain activity to predict StarCraft II skill in l new neuroscience research

7 days ago psypost.org brain psychology

Feeling proud or awestruck by your child may boost your well-being, new psychology research finds

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Handwriting helps children learn to read more effectively than typing

21 days ago psypost.org psychology

Teenagers who experienced childhood adversity (abuse, neglect, household dysfunction, exposure to violence) were more prone to generalizing fear and had a reduced ability to distinguish between threatening and safe cues.

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Sleep selectively strengthens memory for the sequence of real-world events while allowing many of the perceptual details to fade

16 days ago psypost.org psychology

Learning biographical details—such as someone’s job, mental health history, or political views—can significantly change how their face is rated in terms of attractiveness

9 days ago psypost.org psychology

Sexual compliance is sexual activity with a partner when the personal desire to do so is not present. Unlike coercion, it is usually voluntary

11 days ago psypost.org psychology

Conservatives are more likely to prefer dominant-looking leaders, possibly because they can enforce hierarchies or defend against threats

11 days ago psypost.org psychology

Alcohol use has particularly negative impact on individuals with ADHD

10 days ago psypost.org psychology

Oxytocin pathways in the brain fuel spontaneous helping behavior in mice

7 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

A single dose of psilocybin might help reduce symptoms in treatment-resistant depression

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Genetic risk for alcoholism alters brain immune cell response to alcohol, study finds

16 days ago psypost.org brain genetics health

Older adults reflect less on their personality traits than younger adults, study finds

19 days ago psypost.org psychology

Research has identified a common brain circuit linked to creativity across multiple domains

17 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

New study found that men tend to fixate on women’s mouths when rating their attractiveness, while women focus more on men’s eyes and hair.

16 days ago psypost.org psychology

Avoidant attachment to parents linked to choosing a childfree life, study finds

19 days ago psypost.org psychology

Higher emotional intelligence is associated with better sexual satisfaction, study finds

20 days ago psypost.org psychology

Men with lifelong premature ejaculation show higher impulsivity and psychological distress, study finds, suggesting that difficulties with self-control may contribute to the severity of this common sexual dysfunction

15 days ago psypost.org psychology

Daily use of cannabis is strongly associated with chronic inflammation, study finds

17 days ago psypost.org cannabis health

Negative images hijack attention and linger in memory, new study shows

20 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

ADHD in formerly institutionalized children tied to slower physical and brain growth

19 days ago psypost.org brain psychology

Parents’ responses during conflict may predict suicidal thoughts in adolescent girls

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Political misinformation deepfakes (audio and video) created by an undergraduate student reduced viewers’ willingness to vote for the politicians targeted

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Some narcissists may not be as confident as they seem

18 days ago psypost.org psychology

Sleep disorders associated with higher risk of dementia, study finds

17 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

People who express negative attitudes toward atheists are perceived as more religious and may use these attitudes to signal their religious identity, according to new US research

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Women tend to underestimate their spatial intelligence compared to men, despite performing just as well on tests, according to new research