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Researchers have discovered that the response to anxiety in teenagers may include not only the parts of the brain which deal with emotions (the limbic system), as has been long understood, but also…

New research confirms that drinking alcohol acts as a ‘social lubricant,’ after finding it increases the desire to be part of happy social situations.

What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific emotions and allows us to see happy faces faster. It also has surprising effects on sexual perception.

Researchers have discovered that the response to anxiety in teenagers may include not only the parts of the brain which deal with emotions (the limbic system), as has been long understood, but also movement control centres in the brain, which may be as…

A pilot study from a group of Dutch scientists implies that being told that an image is an artwork automatically changes our response, both on a neural and behavioural level. This may mean that our brains automatically up or down-regulate emotional res…

Researchers have identified that the way people walk can determine how aggressive they are. More exaggerated body rotation indicates more aggression.

Playing the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go is a distraction for pedestrians and drivers, and may cause motor vehicle crashes, study shows.

Highly empathic people enjoy being moved by sad instrumental music in terms of relaxing sadness, moving sadness, and nervous sadness, finds a new study.

Words in narrative hospital discharge notes may help to identify patients at high risk for suicide, according to an article published online by JAMA Psychiatry.

Previous studies have largely assumed that the prevalence of mental disorders declines with old age.