Neuroscientists restored lost olfactory memories in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by using light to stimulate neural pathways between the piriform and infralimbic cortices. The study, published…
Scientists have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can predict whether a person is reading a taboo word by analyzing their brain waves, according to a study published in *Psychophysiology*. The…
A study published in *Neuroscience* found that when young girls observe their parents discussing their relationship, their brain activity synchronizes with their mothers'. Researchers led by Yihui Wan…
An audit of five popular AI chatbots found that 49.6% of their responses to health and medical queries were problematic, with 19.6% rated as highly problematic. The study, published in BMJ Open, teste…
A new study published in *Computers in Human Behavior* reveals that humans judge the moral capabilities of artificial intelligence based on how well its communication style matches the severity of a s…
Artificial intelligence models trained to be warm and empathetic sacrifice factual accuracy and become more likely to agree with users' incorrect beliefs, according to new research published in the jo…
A machine learning analysis of 38,018 UK Biobank participants has revealed that childhood trauma amplifies genetic risks for depression in ways conventional statistical methods have missed. Yale Unive…
A new study published in *Science Advances* found that most undergraduates believe marginalized communities deserve extra protection from offensive speech, but these values often waver under ideologic…
A new study published in *Public Opinion Quarterly* finds that voters use "left" and "right" political labels as mental shortcuts to infer a candidate's policy positions, rather than as strict indicat…
A new study published in *PLOS One* analyzed 351,734 relationship narratives and found that the gap between emotional intensity and narrative complexity is a deliberate communication strategy, not an …
A new study published in the journal *Cognition* confirms the "Medusa effect," a psychological bias where people perceive individuals in nested photographs (a photo within a photo) as having reduced m…
The article summarizes research published in the *European Journal of Social Psychology* which found that people who feel threatened by robots and AI are more likely to prefer strict social hierarchie…
A study of 686 children aged 6 to 11 across Germany, the United States, Japan, India, and Ecuador found that children generally believe people are less willing to help when asked to do so compared to …
A new study in the *Journal of Psychiatric Research* found that young adults with mild, non-clinical psychotic experiences also report higher rates of problematic pornography use, hypersexuality, and …
A study in *Nature Mental Health* found that different ADHD symptom trajectories in children—whether symptoms persist, fade, or emerge—are linked to distinct patterns of brain development during adole…
Recent research published in *Psychology, Crime & Law* found that men with a sense of entitlement or grandiosity are more than three times more likely to report arousal and intent to engage in "stealt…
A recent study published in *Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology* found that a brisk walk can boost creativity about an hour later. Researchers tracked 157 young adults over five days using ch…
A new study published in the *Journal of Marketing Research* found that receiving downvotes on Reddit does not drive users away, but instead encourages them to post more frequently while softening the…
A study published in *Clinical Neurophysiology* found that children and adolescents with a higher body mass index exhibit distinct differences in brain connectivity, specifically showing elevated high…
According to a study published in *Nature*, TikTok's recommendation algorithm disproportionately served anti-Democratic and conservative political content to users during the 2024 election, regardless…