Suicide attempters have a reduced capacity for social perception in areas of the brain that have been implicated in pain...

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) reduces activity in the emotion processing centre of the human brain known as the amygdala, according...

A study recently published in the journal Intelligence suggests traditional IQ tests underestimate the co-occurrence of giftedness among children with learning disorders. Previously,...

Reduced integrity of major white matter pathways has been discovered in people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), according to...

When viewing faces people report the left side of the face to be more expressive than the right, according to...

Female hormones impact women’s assertiveness and sexual availability, according to a study recently published in Psychoneuroendocrinology. Previous studies of female...

A study recently published in Psychology of Men & Masculinity found that men expressed increased toughness when they were faced...

Loss of virginity in adolescence does not lead to delinquent behaviour, according to a study recently published in Deviant Behaviour....

Exposure to maternal cortisol during the third trimester is beneficial to a child’s cognitive function later in life, according to...

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) do not avoid eye contact any more than typically developing children, according to a...

Parenting style plays an important role in the extent to which offspring develop narcissistic personality traits later in life, according...

Synthetic cannabinoid use results in white matter abnormalities and vulnerability to psychosis, according to a pioneering study recently published in...

A genuine smile is a universally acknowledged sign of honesty and moral intention.  Therefore, it is of evolutionary importance that...

Despite being created to bring people closer together, social media sites such as Facebook could be causing more damage to...

Resting pupil size could be a predictor of cognitive ability in humans, according to a study recently published in Cognitive...