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Preview thumbnail for A new study reveals who fakes orgasms and why they stop. About 51% said they have never faked an orgasm, with more men than women reporting this. Women who stopped faking often said it was because they became more comfortable without having an orgasm or started exploring ways to achieve one. image
A new study reveals who fakes orgasms and why they stop. About 51% said they have never faked an orgasm, with more men than women reporting this. Women who stopped faking often said it was because they became more comfortable without having an orgasm or started exploring ways to achieve one.
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for A new study in mice shows that ongoing social stress can cause neurons in key parts of the brain to become senescent—they stop dividing and release inflammatory signals linked to age-related diseases. This highlights how social stress might speed up aging. image
A new study in mice shows that ongoing social stress can cause neurons in key parts of the brain to become senescent—they stop dividing and release inflammatory signals linked to age-related diseases. This highlights how social stress might speed up aging.
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1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for Exercise 1.5 times more effective than drugs for depression image
Exercise 1.5 times more effective than drugs for depression
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2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Silent Men: Documentary explores why men struggle to open up emotionally image
Silent Men: Documentary explores why men struggle to open up emotionally
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5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Researchers find exercise spurs neuron growth and rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories image
Researchers find exercise spurs neuron growth and rewires the brain, helping mice forget traumatic and addictive memories
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10 months ago
Sexist men show a greater interest in "robosexuality," study finds
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10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Online racism is linked to PTSD symptoms in Black youth, study finds image
Online racism is linked to PTSD symptoms in Black youth, study finds
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4 months ago
Preview thumbnail for How Stochastic Terrorism Uses Disgust to Incite Violence image
How Stochastic Terrorism Uses Disgust to Incite Violence
to r/psychology by tremendousspeller
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for A randomized clinical trial shows group singing supports communication in aphasia image
A randomized clinical trial shows group singing supports communication in aphasia
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Religious identity may reduce suicide risk, according to new research. image
Religious identity may reduce suicide risk, according to new research.
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for A prisoner's perspective can increase support for prison reform: When people read a first-person perspective from an inmate incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, they became more supportive of reforms like free prison phone calls and alternatives to incarceration. image
A prisoner's perspective can increase support for prison reform: When people read a first-person perspective from an inmate incarcerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, they became more supportive of reforms like free prison phone calls and alternatives to incarceration.
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Insights into the accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change image
Insights into the accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Apathy, grossness, & clinginess found to be top relationship deal-breakers (n=285, college sample) image
Apathy, grossness, & clinginess found to be top relationship deal-breakers (n=285, college sample)
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for People with social anxiety tend to engage in restrictive “safety behaviors” that make them less likable, study finds image
People with social anxiety tend to engage in restrictive “safety behaviors” that make them less likable, study finds
to r/psychology by chrisdh79
10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Study finds harsh maternal discipline can leave daughters vulnerable to anxiety and depression image
Study finds harsh maternal discipline can leave daughters vulnerable to anxiety and depression
to r/psychology by dvcryphile
3 weeks ago
i am looking for a book that has extensive information on all of the neurotransmitters. i have yet to find information online except more common ones associated with mood. attached is a very interesting chart about various psychoactive drugs, like the information i’m looking for but less in depth
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10 months ago
Preview thumbnail for New study links inflammation to decreased cognitive functioning in those with depression and obesity image
New study links inflammation to decreased cognitive functioning in those with depression and obesity
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1 year ago
GPT-3 “has been forced to develop mechanisms similar to those thought to underlie human analogical reasoning — despite not being explicitly trained to do so […] through a radically different route than that taken by biological intelligence
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4 months ago
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Psychology Behind Why People Stare At You
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for First impressions, not just social popularity, affect later romantic outcomes image
First impressions, not just social popularity, affect later romantic outcomes
Journal Article
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1 year ago
Leveraging the Strengths of Psychologists With Lived Experience of Psychopathology
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy shows promise in the treatment of eating disorder symptoms in adults with PTSD image
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy shows promise in the treatment of eating disorder symptoms in adults with PTSD
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1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Experiment reveals that a one-hour walk in nature reduces amygdala activity, which may protect mental health image
Experiment reveals that a one-hour walk in nature reduces amygdala activity, which may protect mental health
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Rough sex associated with novelty-seeking but not aggression, study finds image
Rough sex associated with novelty-seeking but not aggression, study finds
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for ADHD symptoms are more prevalent in male weightlifters who use steroids, study finds image
ADHD symptoms are more prevalent in male weightlifters who use steroids, study finds