Sex differences in brain volume emerge before birth, groundbreaking research suggests
Researchers have created a detailed model of perinatal brain growth, revealing how white and gray matter trajectories shift during gestation....
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Blood test might detect Parkinson’s disease years before physical symptoms appear
A new longitudinal study suggests that tracking DNA repair genes in blood can identify Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms appear....
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Narcissistic students perceive student-professor flirting as less morally troubling
Narcissistic personality traits may blur professional boundaries in academia. A new study finds that grandiose narcissism predicts frequent flirting with...
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Scientists reveal the alien logic of AI: hyper-rational but stumped by simple concepts
A new study shows that AI approaches strategic games with a hyper-rationality humans lack. However, these models surprisingly fail to...
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Borderline personality disorder in youth linked to altered brain activation during self-identity processing
A new neuroimaging study reveals that adolescents with borderline personality disorder show reduced brain activity in the prefrontal cortex when...
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The surprising way the brain’s dopamine-rich reward center adapts as a romance matures
A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes romantic...
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The scientist who predicted AI psychosis has issued another dire warning
Outsourcing your thinking to AI might be eroding your ability to reason. A new commentary warns that "cognitive debt" poses...
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New psychology research changes how we think about power in the bedroom
A new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests that having a sense of power in a...
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World Trade Center responders with PTSD show signs of accelerated brain aging
Post-traumatic stress disorder may physically age the brain. A study of 9/11 responders indicates that those with the condition display...
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Sorting Hat research: What does your Hogwarts house say about your psychological makeup?
Does the Sorting Hat work on non-wizards? Not really. A study reveals that while the famous quiz predicts personality traits...
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Deceptive AI interactions can feel more deep and genuine than actual human conversations
People may form deeper emotional bonds with artificial intelligence than with other humans, but only if the AI’s identity is...
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Neuroscientists reveal how jazz improvisation shifts brain activity
A study of jazz pianists shows that musical creativity involves a dynamic reconfiguration of brain networks. As improvisational freedom increases,...
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A new experiment reveals an unexpected shift in how pregnant women handle intimidation
Physical vulnerability usually leads to caution, but pregnancy might change that equation. New evidence published in the British Journal of...
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Trump-related search activity signals a surprising trend in the stock market
A new study suggests that online attention paid to Donald Trump helps predict optimism on Wall Street. Researchers found that...
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New study highlights distinct divorce patterns between same-sex and opposite-sex couples
Do same-sex couples face the same marital challenges as opposite-sex pairs? New data indicates that the drivers of relationship stability...
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