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Romantic opportunities appear to influence women’s sexual identities — but not men’s, suggests a new study that was presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association…

Most people who meet a new acquaintance, or merely pass someone on the street, need only a glance to categorize that person as a particular race.

2015 survey of University of Oregon students also uncovers potential higher risks for sexual harassment among law studentsA new survey on sexual victimization issues at the University of Oregon…

The human brain learns two ways – either through avoidance learning, which trains the brain to avoid committing a mistake, or through reward-based learning, a reinforcing process that occurs when someone gets the right answer. Scientists have found tha…

Study may speed improved treatments for hearing loss and symptoms of PTSDResearchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found how even brief exposure to sudden sounds or mild trauma can form…

New UH study investigates racial attitudes, empathy among heterosexual, sexual-minority white menWhite sexual-minority men may be more empathic toward other minority groups compared to their…

Study investigates the effect of crying on one’s moodYes, a good cry indeed might go a long way to make you feel better, says Asmir Gračanin of the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands…

Study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry looks at patterns of emotion regulation in the brains of children aged 13-19 years who have been…

Men and people aged 65 and over were less likely to report insufficient sleep when they had access natural environments like parks, the beach, green spaces, study shows.

Commonly used antidepressant drugs change levels of a key signaling protein in the brain region that processes both pain and mood, according to a new study.