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Preliminary results from an ongoing, large-scale study shows that oxytocin — a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain and throughout the body — increased brain function in regions that are known to process social information in children …

Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren’t just in your head, according to a report published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication…

Findings suggest that the effects of exercise on memory depend on the age of the exerciser; underlying genetic mechanisms matter, too.

Whether you’re an iPerson who can’t live without a Mac, a Facebook addict, or a gamer, you know that social media and technology say things about your personality and thought processes. And psychological scientists know it too — they’ve started resear…

People who rate themselves as having high emotional intelligence (EI) tend to overestimate their ability to detect deception in others.

According to new research, one “bad” fat — saturated fat — was found to be associated with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time. By contrast, a “good” fat — mono-unsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive …

Analysis of best-selling teen novels shows that readers come across seven instances of profanity per hour spent reading, and the characters who cuss are usually rich, beautiful and popular.

Poor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion that drove the rod through his left cheek and out o…

Genes play a greater role in forming character traits – such as self-control, decision making or sociability – than was previously thought, new research suggests. A study of more than 800 sets of twins found that genetics were more influential in shapi…