It is labeled the 'love hormone,' but a new study claims there is a darker side to oxytocin - it influences our actions in a similar way to alcohol...
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Month: June 2015
Scientists find neural signals predict conformity with social signals of safety and risk
The hottest hairstyle, the latest extreme sport, the newest viral stunt - trends happen for a reason and now scientists have a better understanding of why...
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How Can I Help Someone in My Life Who’s Depressed?
At one time or another in our lives, we’ve known someone who’s been depressed. They seem inconsolable and sad all the time, and no longer want to hang out with us, text with us, or interact with us in all the ways they used to. It almost feels like they’re pushing us away...
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Imagination beats practice in boosting visual search performance
Practice may not make perfect, but visualization might. New research shows that people who imagined a visual target before having to pick it out of a group of distracting items were faster at finding the target than those who did an actual practice run beforehand....
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Are Temper, Anxiety, and Moodiness Medical Issues? Parents Weigh In
Many parents of children age 5-17 don’t discuss behavioral or emotional issues that could be signs of potential health problems with their doctors...
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Braggers Gonna Brag, But It Often Backfires
People who brag may think it makes them look good, but it often backfires, new research suggests....
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“Empathy Cards” Help Consumers Find the Right Words
Card designer Emily McDowell struck a chord with people who are tired of platitudes and false cheer...
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No Longer Wanting to Die
"A therapy technique I had never heard of helped me deal with the depression and anxiety that threatened to end my life."...
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How to Get People to Pitch In
We cooperate because it makes us look good....
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6 Syndromes with Surprising Psychotherapy Solutions
Most people now acknowledge that the mind and body are inextricably linked, and problems in one are often related to problems in the other...
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