Psychology

  1. Anthropology

    For Hadza, build and brawn don’t matter for choosing mates

    Study of hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania shows that, across human groups, mating criteria vary.

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  2. Humans

    Newborn babies may cry in their mother tongues

    Days after birth, French and German infants wail to the melodic structure of their languages.

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  3. Psychology

    Mental disorders don’t hinder headache treatment

    Headache patients may benefit from drug treatment even if they also suffer from depression or anxiety.

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  4. Psychology

    Joint attention provides clues to autism and cooperation

    Psychologists and philosophers convene to discuss the roots of shared knowledge at a meeting in Waltham, Mass.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    The Mesmerized Mind

    Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized

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  6. Humans

    Autism may include aptitude for analogy

    Contrary to what had been thought, some kids with this disorder recognize and compare relationships among objects in visual scenes

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  7. Psychology

    Rates of common mental disorders double up

    New, higher prevalence rates for certain mental disorders fuel a debate over how to revise psychiatric diagnoses.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Journal bias: Novelty preferred (which can be bad)

    Negative findings in a drug trial may seem ho hum, but they're too important to ignore or leave unpublished.

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  9. Animals

    Play that monkey music

    Man-made music inspired by tamarin calls seems to alter the primates’ emotions, a new study suggests.

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  10. Psychology

    Morality Play

    Universal concerns, not cultural values, may shape kids’ developing notions of right and wrong.

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  11. Humans

    Girls have head start on snake and spider fears

    At 11 months of age, girls quickly learn to associate fearful faces with images of snakes and spiders, a new study suggests.

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  12. Psychology

    How to walk in circles without really trying

    People walk in circles when landmarks and other directional cues are not available.

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