Study design
To examine the effect of the romantic partner’s body odor on stress reactivity in a standardized social stress test (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST24), this study followed a randomized, double-blind, 2 (TSST: stress vs. control) by…
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Theta-gamma phase amplitude coupling serves as a marker of social cognition and visual working memory deficits in individuals with elevated autistic traits
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Spunt, R. P. & Lieberman, M. D. The busy social brain: evidence for…
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Delusions Are Often Not-So-Delusional After All
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I feel like I’m sort of being sent a mission,” says Adam, “… like I’m…
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Left in the cold: Study finds most renters shut out of energy-saving upgrades
As winter heating costs rise, new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals a cold truth. Renters—who make up approximately one-third of the U.S. population—are missing out on energy efficiency improvements…
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Slanguage: How '6-7' makes sense even though it means nothing
The expression “6-7” spread like wildfire last year, making its way outside the realm of usual adolescent slang and into the collective discourse, popping up at public sports events, in Halloween costumes and even in teachers’ lesson plans.
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How hands-on textile work inspires creativity and growth
Seated on the stone floor of a medieval fortress in Italy’s Tuscan hills, students rip thin, one-inch strips of fabric. They then knot the strips together to create extra chunky yarns. With these chunky yarns, they use oversized, thick crochet…
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Mothering in a time of crisis and anxiety is a society-wide job, new research shows
Raising a child is never easy. But crises like climate change, social unrest, financial collapse and pandemics are adding pressures on new and expectant mothers to serve as sources of comfort for society as a whole, according to a new Concordia…
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Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism
If there are two things the internet loves talking about, they’re conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist.
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