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Creativity determines sexual success, research suggests
2006-01-23 16:34:03
The more creative a person is, the more sexual partners they are likely to have, according to a pioneering study which could explain the behaviour of notorious womanisers such as poets Lord Byron and Dylan Thomas.
The research, by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Open University in the UK, found that professional artists and poets have around twice as many sexual partners as those who do not indulge in these creative activities.More...
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> Studying brain activity could aid diagnosis of social phobia
People suffering generalised social phobia experience increased brain activity when confronted with threatening faces or frightening social situations, new research shows.
> The first laugh: New study posits evolutionary origins of two distinct types of laughter
In an important new study from the forthcoming Quarterly Review of Biology, biologists from Binghamton University explore the evolution of two distinct types of laughter – laughter which is stimulus-driven and laughter which is self-generated and strategic.
> Mildly depressed people more perceptive than others
Findings published in international journal Cognition and Emotion
> Gene controls whether fear is a factor
In a recent issue of Cell, researchers report the discovery of a gene that controls the ability to react with appropriate fear to impending danger. As a result, mice lacking the gene stathmin become daredevils of a sort, the researchers report. The basic findings may have general implications for the study of anxiety disorders and potential anti-anxiety drugs, according to researchers.
> Brain activity related to processing faces is similar in people with, without autism
New findings may help with social interaction
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News Feed Mind Hacks: Mar 15 2010 08:03 am
I was surprised to find out that as well as being the patron saint of love, St Valentine is also the patron saint of epilepsy. I've just found a study that analysed six centuries of artistic depictions of the holy figure where he is often accompanied by people having seizures.
The paper has a good (More...)
Mind Hacks: Mar 14 2010 12:34 pm
The Culture and Cognition blog covers the territory where culture and psychology meet, and they've just released their 'reader' which has a list of essential books and papers to cover the interface between anthropology and the cognitive sciences.
Many of the articles are available in full online an (More...)
Mind Hacks: Mar 12 2010 03:54 pm
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
The University of California has an interview with space psychiatrist Nick Kanas
There's a thoughtful consideration of the recent New York Times article on whether depression has evolutionary benefits over at Neuron Culture.
Time magazine d (More...)
About Psychology: Mar 12 2010 03:54 pm
Are you working on a psychology research paper this semester? Whether or not this is you're first research paper, the entire process can seem a bit overwhelming at first. Knowing where to start the research process can make things a lot easier and less stressful.
I've been getting a lot of question (More...)
PsyBlog: Mar 11 2010 09:24 am
Alcohol makes us attentionally 'short-sighted'—this helps explain its popularity and its variable effects.
No one who has tried alcohol can fail to wonder about its effects on our thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
We tend to think of alcohol as primarily a disinhibitor, but this can't really exp (More...)
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