Why Some People Seek Hugs While Others Avoid Touch
Summary: A large psychological survey of 15,049 adults in the UK, published in PLOS One, found that nearly 70% of respondents remember hugs for their comforting and supportive…
Psychology · Neurology · Brain & AI
Summary: A large psychological survey of 15,049 adults in the UK, published in PLOS One, found that nearly 70% of respondents remember hugs for their comforting and supportive…
Summary: A survey led by researchers at Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona found that nearly one in three Israeli adults who use…
Summary: A clinical trial from São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil shows that a single controlled session of intermittent hypoxia —…
Summary: A single-cell genomic study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital shows that the developing human brain…
Summary: A large-scale neuroimaging meta-analysis combining 40 fMRI datasets and 2,175 participants challenges a long-held assumption in affective neuroscience and clinical psychology.…
Summary: A multi-institutional analysis led by researchers at Boston University estimates that roughly three out of four National Football League (NFL) players…
Summary: A multi-institutional research consortium led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens…
Summary: A neuroimaging study led by Aalto University reports that people with high levels of grandiose narcissistic traits show disrupted neural synchrony…
Summary: A visual psychophysics study led by researchers at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) in Japan shows that human sensitivity…
Summary: A theoretical paper in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy from researchers at the University of Minnesota offers an evolutionary explanation for why vertebrate…
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