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Autistic adults face higher risk of certain types of sexual victimization, study finds

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When teenage daughters use humor to talk about sex with their mothers, they tend to experience better sexual well-being

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Growing up in a disadvantaged environment not only hinders cognitive development but also weakens a person’s default willingness to trust others later in life

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Brain scans of 800 incarcerated men link psychopathy to an expanded cortical surface area

10 days ago psypost.org brain health

New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you

8 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

Deepfake videos degrade political reputations even when viewers realize they are fake

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Scientists just revealed a strange quirk in how we exit train stations. We tend to follow the same walking path as the person directly in front of us

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LSD microdosing linked to acute mood improvements in adults with depression

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Conservative social attitudes are linked to higher fertility across 72 countries, with stronger effects among women

15 days ago psypost.org psychology

Activating analytical thinking does not appear to reduce a person’s religious beliefs

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Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds

4 days ago psypost.org psychology

Millions of adults in the United States have seriously considered shooting another person at some point in their lives, representing a massive and previously unmeasured group at risk of committing armed violence.

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The testosterone myth: Large analysis of 52 studies finds no link between the “macho” hormone and risk-taking

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New study sheds light on how going braless alters public perceptions of a woman

8 days ago psypost.org psychology

People with higher levels of everyday anxiety tend to experience more intense self-blaming emotions, along with specific changes in how their brain networks communicate

3 days ago psypost.org brain psychology

ChatGPT’s free version is 26 times more likely to respond inappropriately to psychotic delusions

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Men objectify women more when sexually aroused, regardless of their underlying personality traits

7 days ago psypost.org psychology

New study shows how Nazi-era propaganda influences present-day attitudes

12 days ago psypost.org psychology

Dreams and daydreams share unexpected patterns of bizarreness

13 days ago psypost.org neuroscience

Caffeine alters the human brain’s electrical braking system: Consuming an amount of caffeine equivalent to two cups of coffee enhances the brain’s ability to temporarily quiet its own motor signals in response to sensory input.

7 days ago psypost.org brain neuroscience

Lithium salts have shown promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing certain proteins in the brain from clumping together

8 days ago psypost.org brain disease neuroscience

US police violence tended to be higher when average monthly temperatures exceeded 20.3°C (68.5°F)

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Romantic rejection does not hurt more than platonic rejection

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Scientists discover a hydraulic link between the abdomen and the brain

5 days ago psypost.org brain

How couples divide household chores is linked to women’s sexual desire, but it depends on personal beliefs about gender roles