Reporting research on human behavior and cognition, including #Psychology #Neuroscience #PoliSci #Sociology and #Psychiatry
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A papal election may offer Catholics more than a new leader. A daily survey study suggests practicing American Catholics felt their lives were slightly more meaningful after Pope Leo XIV’s election, a pattern that held through the study’s end. dlvr.it/TW2Ww5
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When Americans get angry about the state of the country, their race and gender appear to shape whether they turn to the ballot box or the picket line. A new study reveals how overlapping identities influence political participation. dlvr.it/TW1lrl
An analysis of political rhetoric and mobilization shows that when elected officials endorse demographic conspiracy theories, their rhetoric is tied to measurable increases in white supremacist protests and extremist propaganda distribution. dlvr.it/TW2TXr
Does remote work increase birth rates? Census data points to the opposite: Remote work is often pitched as an easy way to help families grow and reverse falling birth rates. An analysis of nearly four million census records finds that working from home actually… dlvr.it/TW2THz
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People who felt more scared inside a haunted house, and held hands or touched their companions, were more likely to say the experience brought them closer. But interviews suggest much of the bonding may happen in conversations afterward. dlvr.it/TW1kF8
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Older adults with depression tended to have a smaller volume in one part of the hippocampus, a brain region hit early by Alzheimer’s disease. The link did not appear to be explained by Alzheimer’s-related proteins. dlvr.it/TW1hTs
France cut the workweek to 35 hours to boost hiring, but new research suggests it failed: A study of France’s 35-hour workweek shows the policy failed to create jobs on its own. A 3.8% employment loss from shorter hours was masked only by heavy government… dlvr.it/TW2QDP
Researchers expected university graduates to view Big Tech more favorably. Instead, a six-country survey found education was linked mainly to ambivalence, with highly educated right-leaning respondents increasingly likely to see the companies as both beneficial… dlvr.it/TW2Q8c
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Women with higher natural progesterone levels showed less distinct brain activity patterns when overriding automatic emotional impulses, according to a neuroimaging study of 116 young women. Estradiol, the other major ovarian hormone, showed no such link. dlvr.it/TW1cLT
Combining mindfulness meditation with a gentle buzzing device on the chest can physically alter brain pathways related to body awareness. The combination therapy helps trauma survivors feel more grounded and connected to their physical forms. dlvr.it/TW2LSH
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A new study identifies a stable, brain-derived RNA molecule in the bloodstream that accurately predicts whether a patient will respond to common SSRI antidepressants, potentially saving months of trial-and-error treatments. dlvr.it/TW1WcR
In castrated male rats, a month of testosterone injections boosted the survival of newly born neurons in the hippocampus. Two weeks of injections given later in the cells’ development helped in the spatial-memory region, while earlier injections did not. dlvr.it/TW2FwL
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Believing God is forgiving isn’t the same as feeling forgiven. A 16-day study of Christians found that a close, less conflicted relationship with God predicted faster gains in feeling pardoned after a wrongdoing, while beliefs about God did not. dlvr.it/TW1TDd
People who believe conspiracy theories tend to overestimate how many others share their views. New research suggests that this illusion of consensus may help conspiracy theories spread, and that concrete statistics may puncture it. dlvr.it/TW2CWx
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Inconsistent discipline is often blamed for aggressive behavior in children. But a study of Norwegian extended families and U.S. adoptive families suggests the arrow may point the other way: aggressive children may make parents less consistent. dlvr.it/TW1Qyz
A natural experiment created by Britain’s postwar sugar rationing suggests that less sugar in the first years of life may be linked to lower risks of dementia, depression, and anxiety, along with slightly younger-looking brains. dlvr.it/TW29Xq
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Psilocybin is often described as throwing the brain into disorder. A new study in Nature suggests that beneath the apparent chaos, brain activity becomes organized around what a person is doing, especially in those who feel a sense of unity. dlvr.it/TW1Nr9
People going through their first episode of psychosis may be especially vulnerable to chatbots that validate distorted beliefs, a new study suggests. At one large medical center, 61% of “AI psychosis” cases involved first-episode patients. dlvr.it/TW27Jw
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Chatting with a chatbot seems easy, but a small brain imaging study suggests six-year-olds don’t yet coordinate their brain’s control networks the way adults do during the conversation, which the researchers say is why adult guidance matters. dlvr.it/TW1Lfq
