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Relationships and Sexual Health
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Relationships and Sexual Health
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Social Psychology
New psychology research indicates hatred toward collective entities inspires meaning in life
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Mental Health
Transcranial brain stimulation can reduce disgust and moral rigidity — especially among people with obsessive-compulsive traits
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Cognitive Science
Alterations in Functional Connectivity Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Relationship With Heart Rate Variability in Subjects After Performing Orgasmic Meditation
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Cognitive Science
Brains are getting smaller in modern humans
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Cognitive Science
A pat on the hand from a humanoid robot boosts positive feelings and increases compliance, study finds
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Social Media
Facebook users who ruminate and compare themselves to their friends experience increased loneliness
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Psychopharmacology
New study sheds light on how drinking red wine in a wine bar affects consciousness
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Cognitive Science
New neuroscience study finds neighborhood disadvantage is linked to altered brain maturation in adolescence
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Cognitive Science
Psychologists have found that triggering large prediction errors helps to change false beliefs
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Social Psychology
Study finds narcissism levels dropped in the United States during the Great Recession
Financial and relationship worries predict bad dreams
People experiencing high levels of daily stress are more likely to have negative emotions during their dreams. A recent study...
The right side of the brain shows more signs of aging than the left, new study suggests
A new AI tool that analyzes MRI scans in fine detail reveals that the human brain does not age evenly....
Gut bacteria and digestive metabolites are linked to psychopathic traits
Specific bacteria in the human gut and mouth, along with digestive byproducts, are associated with psychopathic personality traits. The findings...
“Mate-value backlash” may help explain anti-feminist attitudes among some Trump-era men, researchers say
As women gain economic independence, never-married men without college degrees are showing increased hostility toward feminists. Researchers suggest this "mate-value...
Childhood trauma is linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts in adults with depression and anxiety
Among Dutch adults with depression or anxiety, those who experienced more childhood trauma were more likely to report recent suicidal...
Americans’ support for political violence fell in 2026, but MAGA supporters remain the most likely to justify it
A new survey finds that American support for political violence decreased heading into the 2026 midterms. While MAGA supporters remain...
New study identifies four unique migraine phenotypes using artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can accurately identify migraine sufferers by analyzing general health data like sleep and neck pain, completely ignoring headache...
Early-life sugar restriction tied to better mental health in adulthood
A recent study using the end of post-war UK food rationing suggests that restricting sugar from conception to age two...
People found not guilty by reason of insanity show a surprisingly mixed criminal risk profile
Psychiatric symptoms alone do not explain why some people with mental illness enter the criminal justice system. A new study...
Excitement from a virtual reality game spills over into men’s romantic judgments, study finds
Can an elevated heart rate trick you into feeling attraction? New research indicates that men, but not women, tend to...