News tagged with social activity
Stress make women social and men antisocial
(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies by scientists at the University of Southern California have found that while stress may result in a universal physiological "fight or flight response" there are gender differences in psychological ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions
Neuroscientists at New York University and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions of others. The findings, which show how we encode social information and then evaluate ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Vertebrates share ancient neural circuitry for complex social behaviors: study
Humans, fish and frogs share neural circuits responsible for a diversity of social behavior, from flashy mating displays to aggression and monogamy, that have existed for more than 450 million years, biologists at The University ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Timing, meaning of 'I love you' differs by gender
Women, being from Venus, have a reputation for being the first to spring "I love you" in romantic relationships.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Contrary to Popular Models, Sugar Is Not Burned by Self-Control Tasks (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Contradicting a popular model of self-control, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist says the data from a 2007 study argues against the idea that glucose is the resource used to manage ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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The making of a queen: Road to royalty begins early in paper wasps
Social status in paper wasps is established earlier in life than scientists thought, says a study published this month in the journal PLoS ONE.
May 19, 2010 |
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Paper wasps and honey bees share a genetic toolkit
They are both nest-building social insects, but paper wasps and honey bees organize their colonies in very different ways. In a new study, researchers report that despite their differences, these insects rely on the same ...
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Molecular Middle Managers Make More Decisions Than Bosses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organisms are structured at the molecular level in ways similar to social hierarchies. In some, master genetic regulators call most of the shots, and in others most of life's activities are ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Babies' brains tuned to sharing attention with others
Children as young as five months old will follow the gaze of an adult towards an object and engage in joint attention, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. The findings, published ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2010 |
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The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal Brain provid ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Brain activity exposes those who break promises
Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Looking for the origins of music in the brain
Music serves as a natural and non-invasive intervention for patients with severe neurological disorders to promote long-term memory, social interaction and communication. However, there is currently no plausible explanation ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Brain emotion circuit sparks as teen girls size up peers
What is going on in teenagers' brains as their drive for peer approval begins to eclipse their family affiliations? Brain scans of teens sizing each other up reveal an emotion circuit activating more in girls ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Imaging study shows decrease in empathic responses to outsiders
An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pai ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Enriched environment improves wound healing in rats
Improving the environment in which rats are reared can significantly strengthen the physiological process of wound healing, according to a report in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 13, 2009 |
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