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Is It Better to Give Than Receive?

Dec. 1, 2020 — Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers may be more willing to turn thoughts into action by being generous to others, a ...

Why Experiences Are Better Gifts for Older Children

Nov. 24, 2020 — What should we get for our kids this holiday? As children get older, giving them something they can experience (live through) instead of material things makes them happier, according to new ...

A Hunger for Social Contact

Nov. 23, 2020 — Neuroscientists have found that the longings for social interaction felt during isolation are neurologically very similar to the food cravings people experience when ...

Ecotourism Fans May Be in It for the Social Posts

Nov. 12, 2020 — A new study suggests ecotourism's altruistic attractions may be overshadowed by another benefit: photos for social ...

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Risk-Averse Teens Sway Peers to Make Safer Choices

Nov. 30, 2020 — Prior studies have shown adolescents are likely to experiment along with friends who use drugs and alcohol. But do friends who avoid risks have similar influential power? In a new study ...

Children With Dyslexia Show Stronger Emotional Responses

Dec. 1, 2020 — Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative ...

Being Alone and Socializing With Others Each Contributes Differently to Personal Growth

Nov. 19, 2020 — Researchers analyzed self-generated text from more than 1,700 participants who performed a sentence-completion task regarding their experience alone ...

Learning Pathways Could Guide Children Who Miss Best Start to Improved Literacy by Age 11

Nov. 12, 2020 — A study of 7,000 children shows that the early talk and communication experienced when very young, while essential preparation for school, does not ...

Empathy and Perspective Taking: How Social Skills Are Built

Nov. 10, 2020 — Being able to feel empathy and to take in the other person's perspective are two abilities through which we understand what is going on in the other's mind. But it is still unclear what exactly they ...

It's Not If, but How People Use Social Media That Impacts Their Well-Being

Nov. 2, 2020 — New research indicates what's important for overall happiness is how a person uses social media. Researchers took a close look at how people use three major social platforms -- Facebook, Twitter and ...

Mouse Studies Link Some Autism to Brain Cells That Guide Sociability and Platonic Love

Oct. 29, 2020 — Researchers report that new experiments with genetically engineered mice have found clear connections among a range of autism types and abnormalities ...

Should I Run, or Should I Not? The Neural Basis of Aggression and Flight

Oct. 29, 2020 — Researchers have investigated the mechanism behind defensive behavior in mice. They have identified a specific area of the brain that encodes both spatial and threat cues to drive location-specific ...

Positive Student-Teacher Relationships Benefit Students' Long-Term Health, Study Finds

Oct. 29, 2020 — Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to new research. Perhaps surprisingly, ...

Social Isolation Puts Women at Higher Risk of Hypertension

Oct. 28, 2020 — Researchers are discovering that social isolation affects the health of men and women in different ways -- including placing women at higher risk of high blood ...