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A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 07, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (35) | comments 9

In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it.


Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 5

Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.


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Most Americans dislike behavioral advertising: survey

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Privacy advocates have long criticized behavioral advertising and a new survey suggests that contrary to the claims of marketers, most Americans don't like it either.


New research suggests key to happiness is gratitude -- and men may be locked out

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

With Mother's Day, Father's Day and high school and college graduations upcoming, there will be plenty of gift-giving and well wishes. When those start pouring in, let yourself be grateful—it's the best way to achieve happiness ...


Studies suggest males have more personality

Studies suggest males have more personality

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species - from humans to house sparrows - according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression ...


Psychologists create fake proof personality test

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Psychologists from the University of Toronto have developed a personality inventory that can predict who will excel in academic and creative domains, even when respondents are trying hard to fake their answers.


Personality traits contribute to 'placebo effect'

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at McGill University have found for the first time that novelty seeking personality types enjoy a stronger “placebo response,” or pain relief caused by the administration of a sham treatment, ...


All prejudice isn't created equal; whites distribute it unequally to minorities

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 6

The Declaration of Independence may proclaim that all men are created equal, but American whites tend to distribute their prejudice unequally toward certain members of minority groups, according to new research.


Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 08, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

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 ...


Psychiatric disorders common among college-age individuals; few seek treatment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Almost ...


For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic

For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Conscientiousness is a good thing in a mate, researchers report, not just because it's easier to live with someone who washes the dishes without being asked, but also because having a conscientious partner ...


Knowing me, myself and I: What psychology can contribute to self-knowledge

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 5

How well do you know yourself? It's a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. In a new report in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the As ...


When dreaming is believing: Dreams affect people's judgment, behavior

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published research.


You Are What You Listen To

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- It may not be possible to judge a book by its cover, but judging someone by the contents of their iTunes library could be a very different story, new research suggests.


Researchers identify personality traits

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) New England Centenarian Study have noted specific personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians. The work ...